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Harris Chapel AME Zion is an African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located in Canton, North Carolina. The church has been around since the late 1800s and traditional worship services are still held there today. The current pastor is Reverend James…

In Miller's Canton, North Carolina City Directory of 1937-1938, there is a list of the churches located in Canton, North Carolina. The churches in the directory were divided into two different categories: white and colored. During this period,…

This movie poster from the 1934 movie "Judge Priest" is notable for its inclusion of Stepin Fetchit on its list of stars. Barely any black actors were ever billed at all, and achieving fame was incredibly hard. Stepin Fetchit, however, managed to…

Stepin Fetchit, whose real name was Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, was one of the first successful African-American actors in Hollywood. Unfortunately, his fame was achieved by accepting movie roles which were caricatures made entirely of…

Featured in the photo are Nathaniel and Alice Lowery. Both are people are ahead of their time in regards to the fact that for one Nathaniel was widely known black DJ that introduced black jazz and pop music radio world. Alice Lowery became important…

This newspaper article focuses on the Lowery family and their achievements, including Alice Lowery's bold act of attending a white-only movie theater with her daughter. For Alice Lowery, it was a risk to her safety and an almost unthinkable action.…

Alice Lowery is a large part of desegregation in Haywood County. Her notable community changes include the desegregation of the local theater. Her family includes Nat the Cat, a prominent local DJ, as well as her daughter, Natalie, who was one of the…

List of Haywood County African-American veterans

Today Amy talks about the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, its history and scenery. She ends her segment by reading Kilmer’s poem “Trees.” (Background music: “Appalachian Sunrise”). On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with Katie Gaddis, a student at NC…

These images of an African American woman was used as a pattern for hand woven linens produced and sold by the Spinning Wheel shop in Asheville, N.C. between 1925 and 1942. The Spinning Wheel was opened as a weaving studio and regional craft shop in…