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Young woman reclining g in dorm room at Elizabeth College. Caption reads, `The Sleeping Beauty.`Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915. The main building is now used by Presbyterian Hospital.
Three young women in Elizabeth College dorm room.Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915. The main building is now used by Presbyterian Hospital.
Reception room in an Elizabeth College Dormitory.Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915. The main building is now used by Presbyterian Hospital.
Educational opportunities for men were primarily designed to train them for a profession. In Charlotte, there are a number of business schools, including Charlotte Commercial College, Kings Business College, and the Wharton Normal and Industrial College.
Dr. John Taylor Williams (1859-1924) was a prominent figure in the history of African-Americans in Charlotte. Not only was he one of the first three black doctors licensed in North Carolina, Williams also served an educator and a businessman.
Edith Van Gilluwe of New York was a Professor of Violin at Elizabeth. Located on Hawthorne Road, it opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915 when the school relocated to Roanoke, Virginia.
Presbyterian College for Women opened its doors in 1896. It was located at 600-616 North College Street on the corner of 9th Street. Young women from around the Carolinas attended this liberal arts school.
Not all changes have been embraced with open arms. Protesters picketed outside Judge James McMillan's home following his historical decision in Swann vs.
The 17th Annual Session of the Primitive Baptist Church National Convention of the U.S.A., held at Mt. Moriah Primitive Baptist Church, 1924.
ELDER THOMAS SAMUELS.
Carter Hall, Biddle University, c. 1904. From: Art Work of Charlotte, North Carolina,PLCMC.
World War II Rationing Board, the `colored` section. First row: Arthur E. Grier, R. P. Wilson, Dr. Nathaniel S. Tross, Adelaide Hunt, Mr. Henry Houston. Second row: Thad L. Tate, Clarence Moreland, Attorney Jesse Bowser. Third row: Fred Alexander, Dr. Thomas Watkins, Mr. Clinton L.
Mt. Moriah Primitive Baptist Church was located on the corner of Alexander and 11th streets. This photograph was made in 1921 when the Reverence K. D. Davis served as pastor of the church.
GERALDINE JOHNSON BLENMAN.
West Charlotte's All-Star Champion Basketball Team, 1950, with coach Minnie Alma Blake.
MINNIE ALMA BLAKE.
Grace African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was founded by four men and seventeen women in December, 1887. The Church moved into this building in 1900.
LAURA M. BOOTON.
This digital exhibit represents the opinions and emotions surrounding the March For Our Lives event of the people of Charlotte, March 24 2018.
The Reverend Sidney David Watkins, pastor of Little Rock AME Zion Church, 1900 - 1906 and Presiding Elder, Charlotte District, 1906 - 1922.
BESSIE MULLIENS.