Legendary locals of Raleigh, North Carolina / Stormi Souter and Elizabeth Weichel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Souter, Stormi., Author.

Weichel, Elizabeth., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Legendary locals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Raleigh (N.C.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Raleigh (N.C.).

Raleigh (N.C.)--History--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Other Title:

Legendary locals of Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Legendary Locals is an imprint of Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

Legendary Locals of Raleigh seeks to capture the essence of the city by highlighting many of the individuals who have contributed to its development: people like the first resident, Joel Lane, who sold North Carolina the land to establish Raleigh in 1792; James H. Young, a courageous African American politician during Reconstruction; "Scottie" Stephenson, a broadcasting legend and matriarch of Capitol Broadcasting Company; John Chavis, a free black reverend and prominent schoolteacher of Raleigh’s black and white students in the early 1800s; Katharine Stinson, the Federal Aviation Administration’s first female employee, whose career choice was inspired by a conversation with Amelia Earhart at Raleigh Municipal Airport; and Ella Baker, a local Shaw University graduate, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. confidant, and founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, an influential civil rights organization. This book is only an overview of the many who have shaped Raleigh while calling it home.

Contents:

Getting political

At the frontier

For the people

Educating the future

Social crusaders

Movers and shapers

Talk of the town

Capital of industries.

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC:

885208323