Was grassroots civil rights attorney. Advocate for voting rights. Among first Black law students at U.N.C., 1951. Served in WWII. Born nearby
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Founded in 1909 by civic-minded African American women. Promoted social causes: "Lifting as We Climb." Early statewide meetings held here.
Director, N.C. Division of Negro Education, 1921-50. White advocate for Black opportunities within the system of segregation. He lived 2 blocks N.
Many arrested under Jim Crow laws; leased from the state to build WNC Railroad. Many died, including 19 who drowned near Cowee Tunnel, 1882.
Chief of Oconaluftee Cherokee. He advocated temperance and opposed removal of his people from their homeland. Lived in this vicinity.
Pioneer Black comedian, social and civil rights activist, 1920’s-1974. Born Loretta Aiken, she grew up 1/5 mi. W.
Established in 1934 by Lions Clubs in N.C. First meeting was held here in Vance Hotel.
Author of The Impending Crisis, a bitterly controversial book which denounced slavery; U.S. Consul at Buenos Aires, 1861-66. Born 150 yds. N.
Black civil rights leader. Advocate for armed self-defense. He broadcast “Radio Free Dixie,” 1961-1965, from exile in Cuba. Birthplace was ½ mile S.
Nationally known writer, humorist, & civil rights advocate. Published The Carolina Israelite, 1944-1968. Lived 1 block N.E.