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Dormitory Room in Elizabeth College.Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
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Dormitory Room in Elizabeth College. Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
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Reception room in an Elizabeth College Dormitory.
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Three young women in Elizabeth College dorm room.
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Student playing guitar in her dorm room at Elizabeth College.
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Marie Isabella Matson playing guitar in her dorm room. Guitar, banjo and mandolin clubs were very popular during this time period.
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Northern businessman Julius Rosenwald donates millions of dollars to help build schools for black children in the South. In 15 states, there are 5,000 Rosenwald schools. Of the 813 in North Carolina, 26 are in Mecklenburg County.
February 15, 1958 - KKK members are arrested on their way to bomb a Charlotte school.
Two Elizabeth College students and a young man appear to be disembarking a small boat.
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died of a heart attack. In the Army since World War I, he was in command of the 22nd Detachment, School Troops, Infantry School at the time of his death.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Presbyterian College was the precursor to Queens College. This building was located on the corner of College and Ninth Streets. When the school changed its name to Queens, the school moved to the Myers Park area.
Queens College opens to train young men who will become ministers. But there will be problems when King George III refuses to grant the charter which will approve the school's operation. Later, the school's name will change to Queens Museum and will be followed by Liberty Hall.
With the Revolutionary War now over, citizens work hard for a better life in the growing Charlotte- Mecklenburg communities.
The Charlotte Female Institute opens to educate young women. The school building at the corner of Ninth and College streets will be used in 1896 to start Presbyterian College for Women.
May 17, 1954 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules in a case called Brown vs. The Board of Education that segregating, or separating students and schools according to race is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. But it will take more than the court's ruling to achieve equality in our schools.
April 20, 1971 - The U.S. Supreme Court votes unanimously to uphold Judge McMillan's decision in the Swann case. Busing can be used to achieve racial balance in schools. But victory is not yet won.
West Charlotte moves: 1954
West Charlotte High School moves to from Beatties Ford Road to Senior Drive.
Band Director John Holloway conducts the Marching Lions in front of the new school.
Presbyterian College was the precursor to Queens College. This building was located on the corner of College and Ninth Streets. When the school changed its name to Queens, the school moved to the Myers Park area.
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