Born into slavery near New Bern NC, he gained freedom and served in the US Colored Troops during the Civil War. AAHC ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY...

Sarah Dudley Pettey was an African-American educator, writer, organist & political activist in North Carolina. A member of St. Peter’s...

A life member of the N.A.A.C.P., Leander Robert Morgan was an educator in Washington DC and New Bern NC. He was a much beloved community...

New Bern suffered from the worst fire in North Carolina history, leaving 3,200 -- one fourth of the population -- homeless, a thousand...

A stalwart advocate for civil rights and a former slave, Abraham Galloway rose to serve in the North Carolina Senate during...

Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church is one of the oldest historically Black Churches in New Bern NC. AAHC ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY Episode #7.

West Street Christian Church is one of the oldest historically Black Churches in New Bern NC. AAHC ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY Episode #6.

Founded in 1920 at Howard University, Zeta Phi Beta is the first Greek-letter organization to charter a chapter in Africa (in Monrovia,...

Founded in 1908 Alpha Kappa Alpha is the first intercollegiate historically African American Sorority. New Bern's Theta Beta Omega...

Following The Great Fire of New Bern in 1922, African American community leaders established the "West Street Colored Library. Colored...

Following The 1922 Great Fire in New Bern, NC many needs of the African American community were addressed. The Rhone Sisters established...

December 1, 1922. New Bern NC residents started this Saturday like any other Saturday. Children were home from school. Families were...

It was on December 1, 1922, nearly 100 years ago. A fire started at the Rowland Lumber Company on the banks of the Neuse River. Then...