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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 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. 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.
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, 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.  
The Blacksmith Shop, Biddle University. This photograph was probably taken before 1907 when the trades were emphasized at Biddle. JCSU ARCHIVES.
Gertrude Graves McMillan bathing her niece Edwynna Pharr, 1925. GLADYS GRAVES PHARR. Right: A. E. Spears Jr., seated, and Kelly M. Alexander, c. 1921. MRS. KELLY ALEXANDER, SR.
Gertrude Graves McMillan bathing her niece Edwynna Pharr, 1925. GLADYS GRAVES PHARR.
The Phillips family, 1939. Left to right, seated: Edgar, Annie, Mildred. Standing: Robert, Helen, Elbert. MILDRED ALRIDGE.
  The Phillips family, 1939. Left to right, seated: Edgar, Annie, Mildred. Standing: Robert, Helen, Elbert. MILDRED ALRIDGE.  
The Haynes family at the piano, 1949. At the piano is Alice, with her parents Bernard and Mary Grace. ALICE H. KIBLER. Right: The Wallace children, 1946. Left to right: Virginia, Floyd, Evelyn. VIRGINIA KEOGH.
  The Haynes family at the piano, 1949. At the piano is Alice, with her parents Bernard and Mary Grace. ALICE H. KIBLER.
The Tate Family, c. 1910. Left to right, front row: Aurelia (Midge), William, Thaddeus L. Tate, Sr., Mildred, Mary Butler Tate, Talmadge, Edwin. Second Row: Thaddeus Jr., Maggie, Estelle, Cora. Inset: Guion. LAURA M. BOOTON.
The Tate Family, c. 1910.Left to right, front row: Aurelia (Midge), William, Thaddeus L. Tate, Sr.,Mildred, Mary Butler Tate, Talmadge, Edwin.Second Row: Thaddeus Jr., Maggie, Estelle, Cora. Inset: Guion. LAURA M. BOOTON.  
Left: Lula, Jerry and Robert Pugh. ANITA BALDWIN. Right: John, Thomas and James Martin, sons of Isaac M. and Rebecca G. Martin, 1907. JEANNE BRAYBOY.
Left: Lula, Jerry and Robert Pugh. ANITA BALDWIN.
Dr. E. French Tyson practiced in Charlotte from 1913 to 1950. MAYE T. JACKSON.   Right: His home was located at 907 South Brevard Street. LAURA M. BOOTON.
  Dr. E. French Tyson practiced in Charlotte from 1913 to 1950. MAYE T. JACKSON.
Deacon Board of the First Baptist Church, c. 1945. Left to right, front row: James Bratton, Homer Bonner, Porter Connor, Edgar Phillips, the Reverend J. H. Moore. Back row: Ellis Hunter, James Brown, unknown, J. Knight. MILDRED ALRIDGE.
Deacon Board of the First Baptist Church, c. 1945. Left to right, front row: James Bratton, Homer Bonner, Porter Connor, Edgar Phillips, the Reverend J. H. Moore.
Watson Park, in Washington Heights, was the only park in Charlotte for the use of blacks in 1915. From: Colored Charlotte, courtesy of QUEENS COLLEGE LIBRARY. Right: A variety of social activities were regularly reported on in the In and Around the City column in the Star of Zion. These announcements are from the January 21, 1897 issue.
  Watson Park, in Washington Heights, was the only park in Charlotte for the use of blacks in 1915. From: Colored Charlotte, courtesy of QUEENS COLLEGE LIBRARY.

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