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Black History of Charlotte Part 3: Civil Rights in the New South
The following is the third in a five-part history of Black culture in Charlotte. Read Part 1 and Part 2, and stay tuned for the continuation of the series in upcoming issues. In the spring of 1939, 32-year-old John T. Richmond sat down to take a federal civil service exam.…
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Black History of Charlotte Part 2: The Building of Brooklyn
The following is the second in a five-part history of Black culture in Charlotte, looking at the construction of Brooklyn, Charlotte’s most storied Black community. Read Part 1 here and stay tuned for the continuation of the series. For a stretch of time in the mid 1910s, anyone who took…
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Black History of Charlotte Part 1: The White Supremacist Response to Reconstruction
The following is the first in a five-part history of Black culture in Charlotte. Stay tuned for the parts in upcoming issues. On October 4, 1891, Rev. Dr. Daniel Jackson Sanders ascended the pulpit at the Biddle University chapel to deliver his first sermon as Biddle’s president. He chose his…
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