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General Robert Smalls

General Robert Smalls (1839-1915) first became known in the middle of the Civil War when he freed himself, his crew and their families from slavery on May 13, 1862, by commandeering a Confederate transport ship, the CSS Planter, in Charleston harbor, and sailing it to freedom beyond the Federal blockade. Smalls received a reward and after the war served in the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina. This image is from Negro Stars in All Ages of the World by W. H. Quick, L. L. B.
Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown

Second Ward High School (1927)

Once located at the corner of Alexander and First Streets, Second Ward High School was the first public high school for blacks in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. It opened in 1923. In the beginning, the school was a combination junior and senior high school with curriculum emphasis placed on academic and vocational courses. The school closed in 1969 and was demolished during the Second Ward Urban Renewal Project. Physical Description: Publisher: Laura Spears Malone

Wallace Family

Wallace family portrait. First Row: left-to-right: Floyd, Jr., Evelyn, and Virginia. Second Row: left-to-right:  Margaret, Floyd, Sr. and baby Ronald. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown

Parade in Boston, Massachusetts

Colonel Charles Young, Post Number 168 of the Drum and Bugle Corps in Boston, Massachusetts. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown

Wedding

Family wedding. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown

Virlie and Margaret Neal

Virlie Neal Jr. and Margaret Neal Wallace. Located on 1st Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood. Physical Description: 5x 7 and Print from exhibit. Publisher: Virginia E. Keogh

Parade in Detroit, Michigan

Colonel Charles Young of Post Number 168 of the Drum and Bugle Corps in Detroit, Michigan. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown

Fats Waller (1903-1943)

Fats Waller at The Armory Auditorium sometime between 1940 and 1941. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown

Starette Social Club

Starette Social Club in McCrory Heights. Left to right: Margaret Wallace, Cora B. Johnson, Willie Mae Witherspoon, Carrie Belton, Emma Brown. Second row: Floyd Wallace, unknown, unknown, Abram Hare, unknown, unknown, and William Bates Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown