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Reverend Sidney David Watkins and Reverend Hercules Wilson

The Reverend Sidney David Watkins, pastor of Little Rock AME Zion Church, 1900 - 1906 and Presiding Elder, Charlotte District, 1906 - 1922. BESSIE MULLIENS. Right: The Reverend Hercules Wilson, the first minister at Brooklyn Presbyterian Church. He also served Woodlawn and Lloyd Presbyterian churches in Mecklenburg County. FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ARCHIVES.
The Reverend Sidney David Watkins, pastor of Little Rock AME Zion Church, 1900 - 1906 and Presiding Elder, Charlotte District, 1906 - 1922. BESSIE MULLIENS.

Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church and Ebenezer Baptist Church

Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church, mother church of the AME Zion in Charlotte, was founded in 1865 by Northern missionaries who moved westward across North Carolina with the Union troops. SECOND WARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. Right: Ebenezer Baptist Church, on East 2nd Street, was organized in 1877. SECOND WARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church, mother church of the AME Zion in Charlotte, was founded in 1865 by Northern missionaries who moved westward across North Carolina with the Union troops. SECOND WARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.

Samuel and Cecelia Richardson

Samuel Richardson, one of the first black firemen in Charlotte, c. 1885. CECELIA WILSON. Right: His wife, Cecelia Richardson, a seamstress, was well-known for her dress designs. CECELIA WILSON.
  Samuel Richardson, one of the first black firemen in Charlotte, c. 1885. CECELIA WILSON.

Cordelia Russell Stiles

Cordelia Russell Stiles was born into a Mecklenburg County farming family and attended Myers Street School, Barber Scotia College, Columbia University and New York University. An educator in various schools for twenty-five years, she served as supervisor of elementary education for Charlotte City black schools. From: The Sam Kirkpatrick Family, PLCMC.
 

Martha Johnson and John Winfield Schenck

Martha Johnson, a Duke Power appliance saleswoman. FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ARCHIVES. Right: John Winfield Schenck, Assistant U.S. Attorney General of Boston, c. 1930. THELMA M. COLSTON.
  Martha Johnson, a Duke Power appliance saleswoman. FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ARCHIVES.

Good Samaritan Hospital and Dr. James A. Pethel

Good Samaritan Hospital, established in 1881, was the first privately run hospital exclusively for blacks in the United States. PLCMC. Right: Dr. James A. Pethel practiced medicine in Charlotte from 1904 to 1950. NANCY PETHEL.
  Good Samaritan Hospital, established in 1881, was the first privately run hospital exclusively for blacks in the United States. PLCMC.

Edgar J. Phillips and the Service Barber Shop

Edgar J. Phillips, owner of Service Barber Shop, c. 1940. MILDRED ALRIDGE. Right: One of many black-owned barber shops, Service Barber Shop was located on North College Street. MILDRED ALRIDGE.
  Edgar J. Phillips, owner of Service Barber Shop, c. 1940. MILDRED ALRIDGE.

Sallie Phelps and the Brevard Street Library for Negroes

Brevard Street Library for Negroes was the first public library for blacks in North Carolina. Funded by the City of Charlotte and donations from the black community, it opened in 1905 in the heart of the Brooklyn neighborhood. From: Colored Charlotte, courtesy of QUEENS COLLEGE LIBRARY. Right: Sallie Phelps, librarian at the Brevard Street Library during the 1940s. ANITA BALDWIN.
 

Charlotte Doctors

Charlotte doctors who served in the Howard University ROTC, c. 1920. Left to right: W. E. Hill, Russell Lewis, Hobart T. Allen, Lawrence McCrorey, J. N. Seabrooks, R. M. Wyche, Connie Jenkins. CAROLYN WYCHE
Charlotte doctors who served in the Howard University ROTC, c. 1920. Left to right: W. E. Hill, Russell Lewis, Hobart T. Allen, Lawrence McCrorey, J. N. Seabrooks, R. M. Wyche, Connie Jenkins.

Colonel C. S. L. A. Taylor and Brothers Theodore and Newton Hendry

Colonel C. S. L. A. Taylor led the Charlotte Light Infantry, a black military company, which was called into active service to fight in the Spanish-American War. From: Colored Charlotte, courtesy of QUEENS COLLEGE LIBRARY. Right: Brothers Theodore, left, and Newton Hendry served together in World War I. THEODORA HENDRY WASHINGTON. Brothers Theodore, left, and Newton Hendry served together in World War I. THEODORA HENDRY WASHINGTON.
 

Sumter Denis Moore and Carl F. Neal

Sumter Denis Moore, a staff sergeant in World War II. THEODORA HENDRY WASHINGTON. Right: Carl F. Neal and friend Fred Hayes were stationed in Dallas when they posed together for this photograph. DOROTHY NEAL CROCKETT.
  Sumter Denis Moore, a staff sergeant in World War II. THEODORA HENDRY WASHINGTON.

Doris Parks and Dorothy Neal

Doris Parks, 2nd from left, and friends at Lockbourne Airbase, 1944. TRILBY MEEKS. Right: Dorothy Neal poses in a WAC uniform. DOROTHY NEAL CROCKETT.
Doris Parks, 2nd from left, and friends at Lockbourne Airbase, 1944. TRILBY MEEKS. Right: Dorothy Neal poses in a WAC uniform.

Reverend Yorke Jones and Biddle Hall

The Reverend Yorke Jones, D.D., first dean of the Theological Seminary, Biddle University. JCSU ARCHIVES. Right: Biddle Hall, Johnson C. Smith University. JCSU ARCHIVES.
  The Reverend Yorke Jones, D.D., first dean of the Theological Seminary, Biddle University. JCSU ARCHIVES.

The Afro American Newspaper Carriers

The Afro-American newspaper carriers, 1933. Seated: Ray A. Booton. Standing, left to right: Eddie Spears, Edna Cathey, David Smith, William Cathey, Gerson Stroud, Addison Yongue, John Spears, Mrs. Martha Yongue Johnson, Reginald Wright. LAURA M. BOOTON.
The Afro-American newspaper carriers, 1933. Seated: Ray A.

Joseph Richmond and Ned Davis

Joseph Richmond Johnson was a composer and violinist, c. 1929. ALICE H. KIBLER. Right: Ned Davis was an actor, barber, and entrepreneur, c. 1930. KENNETH VINSON.
  Joseph Richmond Johnson was a composer and violinist, c. 1929. ALICE H. KIBLER.

The Excelsior Club and Its Board of Directors

The Excelsior Club on Beatties Ford Road, 1944. MINNIE McKEE. Right: Excelsior Club Board of Directors, 1944. Left to right: Reuben McKissick, Samuel Moore, Harry Mills, Harry Plater, Arthur Bass, Roy Perry. MINNIE McKEE.
  The Excelsior Club on Beatties Ford Road, 1944. MINNIE McKEE.

A Late 1940s Street Scene in Brooklyn

A late 1940s street scene in Brooklyn. Businesses in the 400 block of East 2nd Street included Fred Patton's restaurant, Helms Grocery, Jimmie's Place and the Automatic Cafe. EVA C. HOUSTON.
A late 1940s street scene in Brooklyn. Businesses in the 400 block of East 2nd Street included Fred Patton's restaurant, Helms Grocery, Jimmie's Place and the Automatic Cafe. EVA C. HOUSTON.

Vermelle Diamond

Vermelle Diamond, crowned queen of the Queen City Classic, 1947. The Queen City Classic was the annual football game between rival high schools Second Ward and West Charlotte. Miss Diamond is flanked by J. E. Grigsby, principal of Second Ward and C. L. Blake, principal of West Charlotte. SECOND WARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
 

Second Ward Cheerleaders and the Basketball Team

Second Ward cheerleaders, above, and the basketball team, below, 1940s. SECOND WARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
  Second Ward cheerleaders, top, and the basketball team, bottom, 1940s.

J. E. Grigsby and Clinton L. Blake

J. E. Grigsby, principal of Second Ward High School, 1931 - 1957. MIRIAM GRIGSBY BATES. Right: Clinton L. Blake, first principal of West Charlotte High School, 1938 - 1966. ANITA BALDWIN.
  J. E. Grigsby, principal of Second Ward High School, 1931 - 1957. MIRIAM GRIGSBY BATES.  

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