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Rattley Photographs Page 3 |
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is an early 1900's photograph of Edna Rattley (holding baby), daughter of
John and Sarah Rattley, with her cousins Estelle (front seat) and Cora
(middle seat) Tate. The woman in the backseat is unidentified.
In the background is Grace AME Zion Church.
Grace
A.M.E. Zion Church still stands on South Brevard Street. It was
known to have an especially refined congregation. Anyone interested
in Charlotte's African American history of this era should read Janette
Greenwood's Bittersweet Legacy (UNC Press). This paragraph
written by Dan Morrill |
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| Cora
L. Butler Brown (1865-1898) is one of the twin daughters of Joseph and
Nancy Butler. |
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| This
is an undated photograph of Nancy Davidson Butler (1829-1901) who was
"free" prior to the Civil War. |
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| Rev. Robert P. Wyche, pastor of
the 7th Street Presbyterian Church, earned an Arts & Sciences degree
from Biddle Memorial Institute in 1877. |
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| This photo of Samuel Pride, an
early principal of Myers Street School, was taken by the J.H. Van Ness
photo studio of Charlotte. Pride is also in the 1881 Rattley wedding
photo. |
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| This
Baumgarten photo is of R. P. Bearden, grandfather of artist Romare
Bearden. |
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