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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.
 

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.

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.

The Tate Family House

The Tate family lived in this elegant home at 504 East 7th Street. Thaddeus Tate opened a barber shop in 1882 which prospered for over sixty years. He co-founded several of Charlotte's leading black businesses, including the Afro-American Mutual Insurance Company and the Mecklenburg Investment Company. LAURA M. BOOTON.
 

Dr. E. French Tyson and His Home

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

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.

Dr. and Mrs. Theophilus McKinney and Dr. and Mrs. Hardy Liston

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.

Gas Station

J.M. Haralson and Keely M. Grice Service Station No. 2 was located on the northwest corner of Morehead and Mint Streets in the 1920s.

Samuel B. Pride and the Myers Street School

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.

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