Beatties Ford Road - The River of Life

In the early 1960s, the Johnson family waits on Beatties Ford Rd. for the JCSU homecoming parade to pass through their neighborhood.

The Rev. I. Milledge offers an array of fruits and vegetables at his produce and flower stand.

Andrew Grier and Harriet Rawlinson are the 1996 King and Queen, shown here on the Second Ward Alumni Charlotte Chapter float in the JCSU homecoming parade.

Nevord Morris cradles his six-month old granddaughter, Michelle, as they attend a worship service at University Park Baptist Church, off Beatties Ford Road.

Students from Joann Daughtry's dance school perform their recital at JCSU in the 1950s.

Sam Anderson was one of many black residents who left the Brooklyn neighborhood and moved to the Beatties Ford area after losing their homes as part of urban renewal.

People from all corners of the westside community still participate in the JSCU annual homecoming parade.