African-American History from 1863 to the Present (Fall 2009)

University of North Carolina at Pembroke
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African American death Emancipation Industry Lynching Migration Southern Women White violence Women's roles african americans middle-class

Episodes

  1. Middle-Class Blacks on Lynching
    date August 31, 1911map New Hanover, North Carolinatags middle-class, Lynching, african americans

    “The key to success for our race depends not on uprising and quarrels, but on the obedience to law and order.” Doctor W.M. Alexander echoed these words throughout a congregation of 500 prominent African American men at a conference in Wilmington. During the discussions on lynching and the crime rate among African Americans, Alexander argued to his constituents that submission to law was the foundation...

  2. The "Exodusters"
    date December 5, 1879map LENOIR, North Carolinatags african americans, Emancipation, Migration

    Goldsboro inhabitants were shocked at the condition of the African American “Exodusters” coming through town in December 1879. There were some 139 blacks traveling in this group, all shabbily dressed, according to the Raleigh Observer. The paper reported their departure with a hint of contempt and disgust, as if the fact that blacks were unhappy with their living conditions was something unheard...

  3. Industrious Women Find a Niche
    date January 18, 1896map RICHMOND, Georgiatags Women's roles, Southern Women, Industry

    “In many places there are plenty of industrious and accomplished women who are skillful with the needle, or in the kitchen, and who could make many a nice things the public would like to have if there was only some way in which they could be got before the public.” The Augusta Women’s Exchange, noted the Atlanta Constitution, provided women with the means. “For the fee of one dollar per year...

  4. Grand Jury Probes Shooting
    date April 24, 1933map Davie, North Carolinatags African American death, White violence

    The death of John “Red Shirt” Davis, an African American from Georgia, seemed to be a very routine shooting for the Coolemee police. Though the death of Davis was not something the police were happy about, it seemed to be necessary because Davis had resisted arrest, according to the Raleigh Observer. The police officer who shot him was Special Officer Jess Saunders. According to Officer Saunders,...