African American Album [1]
"As we treasure our past, we enrich our todays and strengthen our tomorrows."
Dr. Marjorie Parker
An African American Album: The Black Experience in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County [2] (Charlotte, NC: Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, 1992)
Contents
Foreword [3], Elizabeth S. Randolph
About the Project [4], Pat Ryckman
Acknowledgments [5]
Introduction [6], Wanda Hendricks
The Photographs
HOME & FAMILY [7]
EDUCATION [8]
WORK [9]
WAR [10]
RELIGION [11]
COMMUNITY [12]
Bibliography [13]
Exhibit & Section:
Main Image:
Source:
An African American Album: The Black Experience in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC: Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, 1992)
Exhibit Date:
1860 to 1950
Exhibit Summary:
Published by the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in 1992. The book, now out of print, is made up of photographs donated by community members. These compelling images reflect African American Life in the years before 1950.