1900 to 1950
Photo Credits: Roscoe Dausuel, 1919
Courtesy of the Baker Barber Collection
1900 to 1950
Between 1900 and 1970 local African-Americans owned businesses such as cafes, laundries, sweet shops, beauty shops, guest houses, a taxi service, a mortuary and a paving company.
Black-owned Businesses 1900-1950
By 1910, 46 Blacks owned at least 30 acres of land with three of these farmers owning 100 acres or ...
Education in Henderson County From 1865 Until 1916
Although in theory Black schools were supposed to be equal to White schools, in reality they never received adequate funding ...
Education in Henderson County From 1865 Until 1916
There are very few records for the Henderson County schools relating to Blacks, but it appears that education for Blacks ...
Principal John Marable
John Marable was an innovative principal who instituted sports teams and a marching band, and led the transition from the ...
The Sixth Avenue School
Although its resources were limited, the Sixth Avenue School had dedicated teachers. The school also served as a African-American community ...
Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Association
A fourteen acre assembly ground with eleven buildings in East Flat Rock provided a training and social venue for members ...
Flat Rock Blacksmith
John Markley and his sons were well-known African-American blacksmiths in Flat Rock from 1877 until the early 1900’s. https://www.blueridgenow.com/article/NC/20130217/News/606022456/HT ...
An Early Electrician
Robert Quinn wired local theaters and churches in the 1930’s. This interview with his wife was done in 1939 through ...
Chauffeurs and Merry Garden Casino
Henderson County’s licensed chauffeurs included several African Americans like Fred Potts. The Merry Garden Casino in Flat Rock attracted nationally ...
Alma Avery Interview
Alma Avery shares her experiences growing up in poverty and then later working in a box factory in Henderson County ...
