Fact Friday

Fact Friday 239 - The McCoy Slave Burial Ground

Fact Friday 239 - The McCoy Slave Burial Ground

Happy Friday!  There are few physical, tangible remains of the slave period in Mecklenburg County, beyond some scattered and barren graveyards. One, known as the McCoy Slave Burial Ground, stands...

Fact Friday 239 - The McCoy Slave Burial Ground

Happy Friday!  There are few physical, tangible remains of the slave period in Mecklenburg County, beyond some scattered and barren graveyards. One, known as the McCoy Slave Burial Ground, stands...

Fact Friday 238 - Commercial National Bank

Fact Friday 238 - Commercial National Bank

Happy Friday!  The Commercial National Bank of Charlotte was chartered on February 18, 1874. Over the past 140+ years (and several name changes), it has played a key role funding...

Fact Friday 238 - Commercial National Bank

Happy Friday!  The Commercial National Bank of Charlotte was chartered on February 18, 1874. Over the past 140+ years (and several name changes), it has played a key role funding...

Fact Friday 237 - Knights of the Queen City

Fact Friday 237 - Knights of the Queen City

Happy Friday!  This past February 26 would have been Johnny Cash’s 88th birthday. Among Cash's many visits to Charlotte was this trip in February 1973. He and June Carter Cash...

Fact Friday 237 - Knights of the Queen City

Happy Friday!  This past February 26 would have been Johnny Cash’s 88th birthday. Among Cash's many visits to Charlotte was this trip in February 1973. He and June Carter Cash...

Fact Friday 236 - The First Library for African-Americans in NC

Fact Friday 236 - The First Library for African...

Happy Friday!  Charlotte’s Brevard Street Library for Negros opened to the public on February 2, 1906, as the first free public library for African Americans in North Carolina. The Carnegie...

Fact Friday 236 - The First Library for African...

Happy Friday!  Charlotte’s Brevard Street Library for Negros opened to the public on February 2, 1906, as the first free public library for African Americans in North Carolina. The Carnegie...

Fact Friday 235 - The Most Consequential Student Protest in UNC Charlotte History

Fact Friday 235 - The Most Consequential Studen...

Happy Friday!    50 years ago, on November 26, 1969, the UNC Charlotte Black Student Union (BSU) was finally recognized as an official UNC Charlotte student organization when the Student Legislature unanimously...

Fact Friday 235 - The Most Consequential Studen...

Happy Friday!    50 years ago, on November 26, 1969, the UNC Charlotte Black Student Union (BSU) was finally recognized as an official UNC Charlotte student organization when the Student Legislature unanimously...

Fact Friday 234 - The Charlotte Sit In Movement

Fact Friday 234 - The Charlotte Sit In Movement

Happy Friday!  60 years ago, on February 9, 1960, an estimated 200 Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) students participated in sit-in protests at eight Uptown Charlotte whites-only lunch counters and restaurants....

Fact Friday 234 - The Charlotte Sit In Movement

Happy Friday!  60 years ago, on February 9, 1960, an estimated 200 Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) students participated in sit-in protests at eight Uptown Charlotte whites-only lunch counters and restaurants....