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    • Ancient Forest on Black River

    • Ancient Forest on Black River

    • North Carolina, forests, rivers, swamps, old growth, bald cypress

    • Fred Annand leads a canoe expedition that includes David Stahle from the University of Arkansas. The 2 canoes navigate the Black River (near Atkinson) in Pender County. The cypress trees that line the banks date back 1500 years and are part of a...
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    • Dr. A. Paul Black

    • Dr. A. Paul Black

    • Black family, physicians, Hall family, Caines family

    • Dr. Paul Adrian Laurence Black (1906-), son of Walter L. and Kathleen M. Knight, was born in Medord, Oregon, September 30th, 1906. He married and divorced Patricia Hall and married Mona Faye Caines. He was in private practice (Oph & Ot) and served...
    • Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
    • Black History Month

    • Black History Month

    • Brunswick County, North Carolina, African Americans, heritage, cultures,

    • Rev. Seth Moulton (sitting) and Rev. Nathaniel Legay(standing) speak with children of various ages from Evergreen A.M.E. Zion Church in Delco. The girl with hands folded in front is Moulton's daughter, Yude age 10. The reverends and some of the...
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    • Black History Month

    • Black History Month

    • North Carolina, plays, sports casters, WWAY-TV-3

    • Joyce Grear, left, Gene Motley and Cathy Gant rehearse a scene from Wine in the Wilderness written by Alice Childress, as part of the festivities of the Umoja Festival, which is an African American cultural celebration.
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    • Giblem Lodge

    • Giblem Lodge
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    • Wilmingtons first black Masonic lodge, founded in 1866. Built in late Greek Revival style by members of Giblem Lodge No. 2, Free and Accepted Prince Hall Masons. Served black community as cultural center, city market, and library. In 1875, site...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Sampson-Johnson House

    • Sampson-Johnson House
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    • Greek Revival style house built by James D. Sampson (1801-1861), free black carpenter. Purchased in 1872 by Fannie Starr (1833-1911), wife of Alexander Johnson (1825-1890), native of Lumberton, turpentine distiller. Acquired by daughter, Miss...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church

    • Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church

    • Bladen County, North carolina, African Americans, cemeteries, historical places, religious buildings

    • This is the oldest church in Bladen County, located 2 miles north of Clarkton. Built in 1818 out of cypress by Thomas Sheridan, a free black carpenter. It is an example of the plain meeting house style of Scots Presbyterians. It and the cemetery...
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    • Childen Celebrate Kwanzaa

    • Childen Celebrate Kwanzaa

    • New Hanover County, North Carolina, holidays, African Americans, activities, traditions, schools

    • Four male students and one female student from Dorothy B. Johnson Elementary School located at 1100 McRae St. light the first of the 7 candles of Kwanzaa. The table holds the wooden candle holder, fruit and wooden African figurines. Richard Cliette...
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    • Malcolm X Day Street Festival

    • Malcolm X Day Street Festival

    • Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, African Americans, street fairs, ethnic clothing, sellers, music, libraries

    • The 2nd annual Malcom X Day street festival took place on Red Cross St. between 6th and 7th streets. A group of festival goers (mostly men) check out a vendor on the sidewalk selling a variety of Black-themed tee-shirts. The brick building that...
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    • Point Caswell, NC

    • Point Caswell, NC

    • Pender County, North Carolina, rivers, homesteads, bars

    • This aged clapboard house in Point Caswell close to the Black River is Viola Sherman's old homestead that was originally built as a saloon in the mid to late 1800's.
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    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03083

    • Azalea Festival and Queens\03083

    • Azalea Festival

    • A marching band participates in the Azalea Festival Parade. Date not listed on black and white photograph, but appears to be from 1960. Also pictured is a large group of people lined up to watch parade on North Front Street in front of the...
    • Azalea Festival Collection
    • Bellamy Mansion

    • Bellamy Mansion
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    • Classical style house built by slaves and free black artisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896), physician, planter, and business leader; and wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (1821-1907). After the fall of Fort Fisher, in 1865, commandeered as...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Sadgwar House

    • Sadgwar House
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    • Built by Frederick Cutlar Sadgwar, Sr., (1843-1925), black carpenter-builder and civic leader; and wife, Caroline Huggins (1845-1932). He and daughter, Felice, were the first Bahais in North Carolina, enrolled c. 1923. The original one-story house...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Yarborough House

    • Yarborough House
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    • Queen Anne style cottage built for Ann E. Harriss Yarborough (1864-1913); wife of John Wesley Yarborough (1850-1924), barber. They were the parents of Americas first internationally acclaimed black opera singer, Catherine Yarborough (1898-1986),...
    • Port City Architecture
    • John E. Taylor House

    • John E. Taylor House
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    • Italianate style house built for John E. Taylor (1858-1925); and wife, Lida Walls (1858-1928), native of Lincoln, PA. A graduate of Howard University, he was the first black Deputy Collector, U.S. Customs in Wilmington. House saved for preservation...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Radcliffe House

    • Radcliffe House
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    • Greek Revival style house built for Elizabeth Radcliffe (1798-1862), widow of Timothy D. Radcliffe (1783-1843). Purchased as residence in 1863 by Herman H. Bloom (1827-1896), retail grocer; and wife Anna E. (1825-1886), natives of Germany. Rental...
    • Port City Architecture

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