Star of Bethel Baptist Church Article
Star of Bethel Church was founded in 1873. Membership has dwindled since its heyday in the 1950’s. https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20190216/historic-black-church-looks-at-future-even-as-membership-shrinks
Star of Bethel Church was founded in 1873. Membership has dwindled since its heyday in the 1950’s. https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20190216/historic-black-church-looks-at-future-even-as-membership-shrinks
St. Paul AME Zion Church was founded in 1880, making it one of the oldest Black churches in Henderson County. https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20040208/no-title
Freed slaves founded Mud Creek Baptist Church in 1868. https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20190512/beyond-banks-little-mud-creek-church
Through the hard work of many people, Henderson County’s Black schools endured, persevered, and often prospered in less than ideal circumstances. The story of the advances in education for Black students in Henderson County, from the years following the Civil War to the eventual integration …
Farming was by far the preferred way to gain financial stability for Blacks during the antebellum period. Only eight people prior to 1900 were able to post financial gains in occupations other than farming. They were: stonemasons Jackson Shipman and Henry King; blacksmiths Samuel Williams and Hall …
Henderson County’s Black middle class, through diligent efforts, made an independent living through their own enterprises and stand out for their entrepreneurial spirit and hard work. Most often Black-run businesses at the turn of the century had to make a choice of focusing their trade either …