Fact Friday
Fact Friday 221 - The Celebratory Jazz Career o...
Happy Friday! Lena Wilson was born in Charlotte sometime in 1898. A mixed-race child, she was adopted by an African-American family and raised with a brother named Danny. Lena Wilson...
Fact Friday 221 - The Celebratory Jazz Career o...
Happy Friday! Lena Wilson was born in Charlotte sometime in 1898. A mixed-race child, she was adopted by an African-American family and raised with a brother named Danny. Lena Wilson...
Fact Friday 220 - The Historic Wearn House
Happy Friday! There's a massive antebellum house that sits atop a slight incline, just before a sharp curve on Tuckaseegee Road in west Charlotte. It's been there since 1844,...
Fact Friday 220 - The Historic Wearn House
Happy Friday! There's a massive antebellum house that sits atop a slight incline, just before a sharp curve on Tuckaseegee Road in west Charlotte. It's been there since 1844,...
Fact Friday 219 - Early South End
Happy Friday! Atherton Cotton Mill Newcomers to Charlotte might be surprised to know that the name "South End" is relatively new. Previously, the area was known and referred...
Fact Friday 219 - Early South End
Happy Friday! Atherton Cotton Mill Newcomers to Charlotte might be surprised to know that the name "South End" is relatively new. Previously, the area was known and referred...
Fact Friday 218 - Blumenthal and the Circuit-Ri...
Happy Friday! As I've highlighted in the past, the Jewish community has had a hugely influential role in the development of Charlotte and the region since its earliest days. And...
Fact Friday 218 - Blumenthal and the Circuit-Ri...
Happy Friday! As I've highlighted in the past, the Jewish community has had a hugely influential role in the development of Charlotte and the region since its earliest days. And...
Fact Friday 217 - How a black community was era...
Happy Friday! If you've been following our Fact Friday series for a while, you know we've covered the African-American community, Brooklyn, and its historical significance a few times. But this...
Fact Friday 217 - How a black community was era...
Happy Friday! If you've been following our Fact Friday series for a while, you know we've covered the African-American community, Brooklyn, and its historical significance a few times. But this...
Fact Friday 216 - Maude Ballou, MLK’s former Se...
Happy Friday! In retirement, Maude Ballou lived in a quiet, north Charlotte suburb, her tidy house decorated with photos of her children and grandchildren. But a half-century earlier she had...
Fact Friday 216 - Maude Ballou, MLK’s former Se...
Happy Friday! In retirement, Maude Ballou lived in a quiet, north Charlotte suburb, her tidy house decorated with photos of her children and grandchildren. But a half-century earlier she had...