Elizabeth in Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Harry Golden
(1903-81)
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 16, 2024
1. Harry Golden Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Communications • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.
Location. 35° 12.993′ N, 80° 49.246′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Elizabeth. It can be reached from the intersection of East 8th Street and Hawthorne Lane, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1701 E 8th St, Charlotte NC 28204, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Harry Golden (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wildcat Highway (about 600 feet away); Rutzler Apartments (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Home of William Henry Belk (approx. 0.3 miles away); Presbyterian Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elizabeth College (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the First Court Held in Mecklenburg County (approx. half a mile away); "Brothers Issued from One Womb" (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.
Also see . . . Wikipedia entry.
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In 1941, he moved to Charlotte, where, as a reporter for the Charlotte Labor Journal and The Charlotte Observer, he wrote about and spoke out against racial segregation and the Jim Crow laws of the time.(Submitted on December 3, 2024.)
From 1942 to 1968, Golden published The Carolina Israelite as a forum, not just for his political views but also observations and reminiscences of his boyhood in New Yorks Lower East Side. He traveled widely: in 1960 to speak to Jews in West Germany and again to cover the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann in Israel for Life. He is referenced in the lyrics to Phil Ochs song, Love Me, Im a Liberal: You know, Ive memorized Lerner and Golden.
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 16, 2024
2. Harry Golden House
The marker is to the right of the steps.
3. Carolina Israelite: How Harry Golden Made Us Care About Jews, the South, and Civil Rights
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 55,507 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 3. submitted on December 3, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
