African American

Sergeant Major Zachariah Alexander

Sergeant Major Zachariah Alexander served in the 3rd North Carolina Infantry in the Spanish-American War, c. 1898.

MRS. KELLY M. ALEXANDER, SR.

Charlotte Doctors

Charlotte doctors who served in the Howard University ROTC, c. 1920. Left to right: W. E. Hill, Russell Lewis, Hobart T. Allen, Lawrence McCrorey, J. N. Seabrooks, R. M. Wyche, Connie Jenkins.

CAROLYN WYCHE

Advertisements for Black Businesses

Advertisements for black-owned businesses, 1915. From: Colored Charlotte, courtesy of QUEENS COLLEGE LIBRARY.

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Henry and Mariah Houston

Henry and Mariah Houston, c. 1940. Mr. Houston was the founder and publisher of the Charlotte Post.

EVA C. HOUSTON.

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Sallie Phelps and the Brevard Street Library for Negroes

Brevard Street Library for Negroes was the first public library for blacks in North Carolina. Funded by the City of Charlotte and donations from the black community, it opened in 1905 in the heart of the Brooklyn neighborhood. From: Colored Charlotte, courtesy of QUEENS COLLEGE LIBRARY.

Right: Sallie Phelps, librarian at the Brevard Street Library during the 1940s.

ANITA BALDWIN.

Edgar J. Phillips and the Service Barber Shop

Edgar J. Phillips, owner of Service Barber Shop, c. 1940.

MILDRED ALRIDGE.

Right: One of many black-owned barber shops, Service Barber Shop was located on North College Street.

MILDRED ALRIDGE.

Nellie McKenzie and Dr. Roy S. Wynn

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.

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