Posted in History, Memorabilia Moment, Tar Heelia, tagged booker t washington, frederick douglass, joseph c price, livingstone college, salisbury nc, w e b du bois, zion wesley colelge on April 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Virtually forgotten today, Joseph C. Price was once internationally celebrated…. W. E. B. Du Bois, who as a college student heard Price lecture in Boston’s Tremont Temple, pronounced him ‘the acknowledged orator of his day.’…. After Price’s untimely death at the age of 39, Frederick Douglass lamented that ‘the race has lost its ablest advocate.’… […]
Posted in History, Literature, Tar Heelia, tagged civil rights act of 1964, louis armstrong, negro motorist green book, public accommodations, w e b du bois on August 27, 2010 | 4 Comments »
A revival of attention to “The Negro Motorist Green Book: An International Travel Guide” (1936-1964) roused my curiosity about what places in North Carolina welcomed black travelers under Jim Crow. It isn’t long, but the list in the 1949 edition includes some evocative names: the Carver, Lincoln and Booker T. Washington hotels; the Friendly City […]
