Strike by leaf workers, mostly black and female, June 17, 1943, ½ mile W., led to seven years of labor & civil rights activism by Local 22. — — Map (db m75569) HM
During Reconstruction, the Freedmen's Bureau
helped establish 431 schools across the South to
educate over 20,000 African American men, women,
and children. Education was widely seen as the way
for African Americans to achieve social, . . . — — Map (db m239157) HM
On August 6. 1906, the Winston Industrial Assoc. was established by African—American leaders to provide insurance for African-American tobacco workers. The association merged with Mountain City Mutual Life Ins. Co. in 1915 to become Winston . . . — — Map (db m103063) HM
In 1969, Winston-Salem became the first Southern city with a chapter of the Black Panther Party. Nationally and locally, the Black Panthers sought to protect African—American neighborhoods from police brutality; the volatility of the times . . . — — Map (db m98991) HM
Alta Vista was developed in 1927 for African
American professionals. During the 1930s it
evolved into a mixed income neighborhood, and its
boundaries expanded to include other nearby
communities. It became known as Boston. The
community . . . — — Map (db m239163) HM
Bowen Park was one of the first local post-World
War II subdivisions developed for African American
buyers. The first plat for the neighborhood was
filed in 1945, with expansions in 1946 and 1958.
Alderman and Mayor Pro Tempore Carl Russell . . . — — Map (db m234044) HM
Still on its original site, the Reid's Grove School educated African American students in the Gatesville area. Completed on November 5, 1927 and closed in 1951, it was one of seven schools in Gates County (and one of over 800 in North Carolina) . . . — — Map (db m79796) HM
Founded by G.C. Shaw 1889 to educate African Americans. Named for a Presbyterian benefactor. Later a public school. Operated one block east. — — Map (db m219637) HM
Leader of women in their quest for finer and more productive living - mentor by her writings, of those seeking to live graciously - by her eloquence, inspired youth to nobler achievements; by her vigor of mind and force of character, championed for . . . — — Map (db m215873) HM
Albion Winegar Tourgee, a native of Ohio and veteran of the Union Army, moved to Greensboro in 1865 and led a campaign to secure justice for African—Americans. He was an organizer of the Republican Party in NC, a delegate to the convention that . . . — — Map (db m219410) HM
Four Students at North Carolina A & T State University conducted the first lunch counter sit-in on February 1, 1960 at the Woolworth Store.
Franklin McCain
Joseph McNeil
Ezell Blair, Jr. David Richmond
"Sometimes taking a stand . . . — — Map (db m219413) HM
[ Upper Marker ]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Wilbur Lee Mapp
1994
[ Main Marker ]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., planned to speak at Trinity AME Zion Church in Greensboro (a few blocks from here) on April 4, 1968. He canceled his . . . — — Map (db m219603) HM
Dedicated in Memory of
Dr. Ronald E. McNair
1950 - 1986
• Astronaut
• Scientist
• Humanitarian
"A genuine American Hero who
carried the name of A & T State
University magnificently to the
far corners of the universe." . . . — — Map (db m221866) HM
On Dec. 7, 1955, six Black
men teed up at whites-only
Gillespie Golf Course. Act
of civil disobedience paved
way for 1962 integration. — — Map (db m234029) HM
In the 1930's, the Goshen Red Wings were organized on this site as a community Negro baseball team. The team was organized by F.B. Morris, principal of Goshen School. The original school and ballfield are located here.
In 1947, the Goshen . . . — — Map (db m180126) HM
Phillip Cooke • Samuel Murray • Elijah Herring • Joseph Studivent • Dr. George Simkins, Jr. • Leon Wolfe
On 7 December 1955, The Greensboro Six in the spirit of what Rosa Parks did a few days before in Montgomery, Alabama, refusing to give up . . . — — Map (db m234030) HM
An informal secret network of blacks and whites provided food, clothing, shelter, and guidance for fugitive slaves. “Passengers,” often guided by “conductors,” traveled along routes that included “stations” or safe places. A station located in the . . . — — Map (db m221873) HM
Buffalo Soldier & officer. In 1890 awarded Medal of Honor. His long career exemplified struggles of black soldiers of the era. House stood here. — — Map (db m219785) HM
Henry Ell Frye, attorney, legislator, businessman and judge, has played a major role in local and state history since 1968 when he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives. The first African—American member of the General . . . — — Map (db m99399) HM
Benjamin Benson, a free African-American who lived in Deleware, was kidnapped and sold as a slave to John Thompson of Greensboro. In 1817 Benson filed a suit against Thompson in Guüford County Superior Court to reclaim his freedom. His case was . . . — — Map (db m207980) HM
The Underground Railroad was a system of trustworthy people and marked routes used by African—Americans to escape from slavery. Thousands of men, women and children guided by "conductors" traveled on foot or in special vehicles along this . . . — — Map (db m99400) HM
Greensboro's oldest known
African American cemetery
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1993 — — Map (db m234102) HM
The High Point City Council acknowledges the injustice committed in March 1944 by the City of High Point when African American service members who gave their lives during World War II were not recognized for their service to our country. Though many . . . — — Map (db m175480) HM WM
On Thursday, February 11, 1960, at the close of the school day, a group of 26 students in High Point became the first high school students in the United States to stage a Woolworth "Sit-In" Demonstration. This action by the high school students . . . — — Map (db m216780) HM
Here stood the First Baptist Church from 1907
to 2015. Born in the midst of Reconstruction,
galvanized in the heat of forced racial divide,
and often blistered by the minds of social
oppression, it stood firm. Over the course of
its history it . . . — — Map (db m234024) HM
African American doctors
played golf in Dec. 1954 to
challenge segregation at
city's Blair Park course.
Integrated in March 1956. — — Map (db m234019) HM
Greenhill Cemetery was established in 1910 for
$750 when the city of High Point purchased
6 acres of land for burial of its colored citizens.
Today the cemetery is situated on approximately
11 acres of land and consists of 1250 burial . . . — — Map (db m234026) HM
In 1891, the New York Yearly Meeting of the
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) moved
their Normal School from Asheboro, North
Carolina to High Point, North Carolina. High
Point Normal and Industrial Institute was a
private, co-educational . . . — — Map (db m234101) HM
John Coltrane (b.1926 - d.1967), world renowned jazz saxophonist and composer of the suite "A Love Supreme", lived with his extended family at 118 Underhill St. from 1928-1943. His family was headed by his maternal grandfather, Rev. W.W. Blair, who . . . — — Map (db m172052) HM
Growing Up in High Point
John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, North Carolina, on September 23, 1926. He was an infant when his family moved to High Point. For most of his youth Coltrane lived with extended family in his grandparents' house on . . . — — Map (db m175493) HM
From the eras of slavery to segregation, a time spanning from the 1700's to the 1970's, the laws of North Carolina and many other states mandated that all citizens be labeled as “White” or “Colored.”
When the Oakwood Cemetery was established in . . . — — Map (db m234023) HM
An American nonviolent Civil Rights activist and preacher, one of the original 13 Freedom Riders while Pastor 1958-1968 of Pilgrim Congregational Church located originally ½ block east. — — Map (db m175494) HM
Washington Street was created and given its name in 1860. This cultural icon rose above discrimination, segregation, and racism to become a symbol of black determination, perseverance, and success. By 1960, the Washington Street district, covering . . . — — Map (db m216784) HM
Washington Terrace Park, formerly known as the
Municipal Colored Park, opened June 10, 1938, to
serve the African American citizens of High Point.
Funds granted through the Federal New Deal
Works Progress Administration were used to build . . . — — Map (db m234027) HM
On this site, February 11, 1960, a Woolworth Sit-in demonstration, the first in the U.S. by high school students (26), was held. Led by Reverends B.E. Cox and Fred Shuttlesworth, an 8-year battle against racial and social injustices ensued. — — Map (db m175483) HM
Church site purchased in 1889 by Oak Ridge's oldest African-American congregation. Sanctuary served as classroom for African American students until a schoolhouse was built next door c. 1915. Indoor plumbing and fellowship hall added in 1980s. . . . — — Map (db m234041) HM
Palmer students always enjoyed baseball. Team photographs appeared in school bulletins as early as 1916. The field’s original orientation placed home plate and a wooden backstop at the corner of Palmer Farm Road and the highway.
In 1997, Whitsett . . . — — Map (db m41753) HM
The bell tower signaled the beginning and the end of most activities at the Palmer Memorial Institute.These included classes, farming, meals, lights-out, and community as well as campus emergencies. — — Map (db m43116) HM
Canary Cottage (c.1927-1928) was the personal residence of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, where she hosted numerous social functions for faculty, students, and her many friends.
Dr. Brown did keep canaries at her home. It is because of the birds, . . . — — Map (db m43115) HM
The Carrie M. Stone Cottage was made possible primarily through the efforts of Brown's longtime friend, Daisy S. Bright. Stone Cottage, named for the wife of Palmer's largest benefactor, Galen L. Stone of Boston, also was called the teachers' . . . — — Map (db m41575) HM
Eliot Hall, named in honor of noted educator Charles W. Eliot (1834-1926), was the school's main dormitory for boys. The structure was built in 1934 and is similar in style to Galen Stone Hall for girls on the opposite end of the Palmer campus. . . . — — Map (db m41751) HM
The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum opened in 1987 to preserve and interpret the history and legacy of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Palmer Memorial Institute, and African American education in North Carolina. It is located on the former campus of the . . . — — Map (db m41572) HM
A remarkable example of achievement in the face of segregation and discrimination, Charlotte Hawkins Brown was buried on the grounds of the school she led for fifty years.
Charlotte Hawkins Brown was born in Vance County, North Carolina, the . . . — — Map (db m43305) HM
Built in 1927 and dedicated in honor of Galen Stone, by far Palmer's largest contributor, this building was the school's dormitory for girls. In 1950 Stone Hall suffered a disastrous fire. By the following fall, however, after a whirlwind campaign . . . — — Map (db m46154) HM
Kimball was the school's dining hall. Built in 1927, it honored the Kimball family of Massachusetts. In 1907, Helen F. Kimball purchased a 200-acre farm for the school's use.
Palmer students learned and practiced proper dining etiquette during . . . — — Map (db m43114) HM
Palmer grounds keeper James Rudd Sr. constructed the altar with stones brought from across the country and the Caribbean. Each morning Brown prayed before beginning her long day at the school.
The altar was a favorite place for students and . . . — — Map (db m43127) HM
Preparatory school for blacks founded 1902 by Charlotte Hawkins Brown. Named for Alice Freeman Palmer. Closed in 1971. Now state historic site. — — Map (db m39614) HM
In 1846, Christian abolitionists established the American Missionary Association (AMA). After the Civil War, the AMA provided schools for African Americans in the South and founded Bethany Institute here in 1870. Few educational opportunities . . . — — Map (db m41744) HM
Laughlin School was established January
1866 as a "Sabbath School" at Peace Church.
In 1934 Summerfield Colored School
opened with 5 teachers and 190 students.
It was renamed Laughlin School in honor
of the first principal, Duella Laughlin.
. . . — — Map (db m234038) HM
Founded in 1840, Peace United Methodist
Church was a Quaker “Sabbath School” for
freed slaves. Later purchased by the Northern
Methodist Conference, it was given to the local
congregation, which birthed Laughlin School.
The black and white . . . — — Map (db m234117) HM
African American editor. Published Durham-based Carolina Times, 1927-71. An advocate of social justice and civil rights. Was born in Enfield. — — Map (db m221576) HM
Eighteenth-century towns were important gatherinsg spaces for people from various backgrounds. Halifax, on the south bank of the Roanoke River and at the intersection of major roads, became a major trade center and port during this period. . . . — — Map (db m207804) HM
Follow this ¼ mile trail to the Roanoke River and meet the men, women, and children who risked their lives to flee slavery.
“…the thought of being again made a slave, and of suffering the horrible punishment of a runaway, restrained me. I lay . . . — — Map (db m221541) HM
Halifax Newspapers, such as the Roanoke Advocate and Halifax Minerva, included runaway ads, which usually offered rewards for an escaped slave’s return. Captured fugitives were often held in Halifax Jail and their owners were . . . — — Map (db m222093) HM
Antebellum Halifax was an important in the plantation country of the Roanoke River valley. Its location on the river, where a major north-south roadway crossed , made the town a logical place for travel and commerce. The 240 slaves and 53 free . . . — — Map (db m222099) HM
Civil rights leader. She organized the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, April 1960, at Shaw University. Her childhood home ¼ mi. E. — — Map (db m222004) HM
Sarah Louise Keys was born in 1929 in Clark's Neck, North Carolina, one of seven children born to David and Vivian Keys. Keys enlisted in the Women's Army Corp (WAC) in 1951 and upon completion of Basic Training at Fort Lee, Virginia, her . . . — — Map (db m222081) HM
First modern African American school in Halifax County stood here. Founded by Julius Rosenwald, Roanoke Rapids Graded School District and public donations. High school operations ended in 1970 when Halifax County moved from segregation to . . . — — Map (db m222130) HM
The section of canal in front of you is one of the few remnants of an engineering marvel designed to revolutionize transportation in inland North Carolina. In 1819, the Roanoke Navigation Company, representing public and private interests from . . . — — Map (db m180469) HM
Born September 1st, 1862. Publisher of the first and only black newspaper in Scotland Neck called: The News Reporter from 1919 to 1925.
Secretary of the Halifax County Emancipation Association; one of the founders of the North Carolina State . . . — — Map (db m227066) HM
Est. 1935; New Deal farm project. 350 black families from N.C., S.C., Fla., Ark., Va. purchased homesteads. Restored house 1 mi. E. — — Map (db m221564) HM
On Sunday October 28, 1951, the dedication of the new two-story, red-brick building was celebrated. The Ninth Avenue School opened its doors as a consolidated school for the Black American students of Henderson, Polk and Transylvania Counties. It . . . — — Map (db m140648) HM
Following an earlier school on the corner of Justice Street and Ninth Avenue, the Sixth Avenue School opened its doors to area Black American students in 1916. Located on the east side of US 64 and Valley Street, the building was a two story frame . . . — — Map (db m140662) HM
Josiah Collins, Sr., and
partners drained part of
100,000-acre tract near
Lake Phelps with 6-mile
canal, completed 1788;
mouth 2 mi. southeast. — — Map (db m11404) HM
Under the auspices of the American Missionary Association, an abolitionist organization based in New York. the federal Freedmen's Bureau built a two-room schoolhouse on this lot in 1868-1869. The building was also used by the Baptist church until it . . . — — Map (db m200452) HM
African American women & youth led sit-ins, boycotts, and picketing, 1960-1961. Effort led to desegregation of downtown businesses. — — Map (db m226234) HM
Stood one-fourth mile south. Parmele Institute, 1900. Industrial Training School - 1912-1914. First brick school Martin County. 1914. Served Black youths, teachers in a training curriculum in the State. — — Map (db m226934) HM
Mass meetings at Green Memorial Church for 32 days, June-July 1963, & nonviolent marches, led to the desegregation of local public facilities. — — Map (db m225143) HM
Title: "What Happened To Our School?"
September 19th, 2020
This mural depicts two scenes from Old Fort's effort to fight racial injustice.
Left side
The image on the left is based on a photograph of black school children marching on . . . — — Map (db m202569) HM
The 1790 census for Mecklenburg County lists a total population of 11,439. Enslaved African-Americans were 1,608 or 14% of this number. Nonslaveholding families numbered 1,319 or 766 and slaveholding families numbered 423 or 24%. Of this 24%, 145 . . . — — Map (db m175551) HM
One trait of early Presbyterians in this region was their commitment to education, so that everyone could read the Bible. While many families in Mecklenburg County could not read and could not afford to educate their children, everyone who could . . . — — Map (db m175547) HM
Established 1890 as Friendship Baptist Church
First church sanctuary was built at 429 South Brevard Street, Charlotte, NC in 1893
This monument is in recognition of 120 years of existence as of the year 2010, Dr. Clifford A. Jones, . . . — — Map (db m175499) HM
Site of the first independent
private hospital in North
Carolina built exclusively for
African Americans. Established
by Jane Renwick Smedberg
Wilkes of St. Peter's Episcopal
Church. One of the oldest
black hospitals then in
operation in . . . — — Map (db m16793) HM
St.Peter's Episcopal Church was established as a mission in 1834 and became a parish in the episcopal diocese of North Carolina in 1844. The first church building was located on West Trade Street a few blocks from the square. The church purchased . . . — — Map (db m16827) HM
The Scots-Irish Presbyterians who first came to Mecklenburg County began to hold religious services in brush arbors until log churches could be built. Their family and social lives centered around their churches and personal faith. Before the . . . — — Map (db m175544) HM
The Cherry Neighborhood was first platted in 1891 by John Springs Myers
and Mary Morgan Rawlinson Myers from their 1,000 acre cotton farm. It
was the first neighborhood in Charlotte built especially to provide home
ownership opportunities for . . . — — Map (db m237679) HM
Called “The Quarter” by its long-time residents, Grier Heights is a neighborhood of
friendly and talented people. At the turn of the century almost everybody owned their
home. The men were artisans and craftsmen – brickmasons, carpenters, . . . — — Map (db m237703) HM
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