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Silver Star Bible Class, Brooklyn Presbyterian Church, Thanksgiving Day, 1916
Silver Star Bible Class, Brooklyn Presbyterian Church, Thanksgiving Day, 1916  
Margaret Neal and her brother Virlie at their home on First St., 1927. VIRGINIA E. KEOGH. Right: Margaret Neal at 18 years, upon her graduation from Second Ward High School, 1939. VIRGINIA E. KEOGH.
  Margaret Neal and her brother Virlie at their home on First St., 1927. VIRGINIA E. KEOGH. Right: Margaret Neal at 18 years, upon her graduation from Second Ward High School, 1939.
Dr. Roy S. Wynn was Charlotte's first black ophthalmologist, opening his office in 1941, and the first black citizen to serve on the board of the Charlotte Housing Authority. MARIA WYNN. Right: Nellie McKenzie was the first black public health nurse in Charlotte. From: Little Visits with the Charlotte Cooperative Nursing Association Highlights from the Report of 1927. PLCMC
  Dr. Roy S. Wynn was Charlotte's first black ophthalmologist, opening his office in 1941, and the first black citizen to serve on the board of the Charlotte Housing Authority. MARIA WYNN
Dr. and Mrs. Theophilus McKinney. Dr. McKinney was academic dean of Johnson C. Smith University, 1929 - 1962, and Mrs. McKinney taught English in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. ELOISE McKINNEY JOHNSON. Right: Dr. and Mrs. Hardy Liston. Dr. Liston was president of Johnson C. Smith University from 1947 - 1956. AURELIA LISTON LAW.
  Dr. and Mrs. Theophilus McKinney. Dr. McKinney was academic dean of Johnson C. Smith University, 1929 - 1962, and Mrs. McKinney taught English in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Miss JCSU and the Homecoming Court, 1947. Left to right: Virginia Hill, Margaret Farnsworth, Winona Fletcher, Georgetta Merritt, Jean Wade. JCSU ARCHIVES. Right: Students in their dormitory room. Left to right: Ireta Taylor, Vivian Irving, Evangeline Yarborough, c. 1940. JCSU ARCHIVES.
  Miss JCSU and the Homecoming Court, 1947. Left to right: Virginia Hill, Margaret Farnsworth, Winona Fletcher, Georgetta Merritt, Jean Wade. JCSU ARCHIVES.
Samuel B. Pride, principal at Myers Street School, c. 1915. ROBERT JACKSON. Right: The Myers Street School, built in 1886, was the only public graded school serving blacks until 1907. The two story, wooden building had eight classrooms and was called the "Jacob's Ladder School" by the children because of its exterior stairways. From: Colored Charlotte, courtesy of QUEENS COLLEGE LIBRARY
  Samuel B. Pride, principal at Myers Street School, c. 1915. ROBERT JACKSON.
Sergeant Major Zachariah Alexander served in the 3rd North Carolina Infantry in the Spanish-American War, c. 1898. MRS. KELLY M. ALEXANDER, SR.
Sergeant Major Zachariah Alexander served in the 3rd North Carolina Infantry in the Spanish-American War, c. 1898. MRS. KELLY M. ALEXANDER, SR. Previous     Next
Black soldiers, Camp Greene, NC
Unknown group of African-American soldiers.
Council on Aging - Volunteers of the Year Award ceremony, 1994
Daisy and Gerson Stroud
A. E. Spears
Arthur Eugene ("A.E.") Spears (1885-1981) was an insurance agent in Charlotte. His daughter, Daisy Spears Stroud spoke about him: My father, A. E. Spears.
Spears Family, 1st Ward
Growing up in Charlotte
A. E. Spears, insurance agent
A.E. Spears and John
Wedding at 7th St. Presbyterian Church, July 24, 1944
Our Wedding
Gerson (far right) and army buddies
My War Experiences:  
Second Ward High School
Community Life:
This photograph of the Friday Evening Social Club was taken about 1907. The members were schoolteachers at the Myers Street School. LAURA M. BOOTON
This photograph of the Friday Evening Social Club was taken about 1907. The members were schoolteachers at the Myers Street School. LAURA M. BOOTON  

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