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Excelsior Club
Jimmy (James Robert) McKee1944/1950
UNC Charlotte J. Murrey Atkins Library
Charlotte, United States
James "Jimmie" Robert McKee founded the Excelsior Club on Beatties Ford Road in 1944. It was the first establishment of its kind for African Americans in Charlotte, who were excluded from visiting white social clubs and venues. Excelsior became a hub for entertainment, as well as a meeting place for organizations and a neutral space for blacks and whites to meet and discuss political issues during the 1960s.
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- Title: Excelsior Club
- Creator: Jimmy (James Robert) McKee
- Date Created: 1944/1950
- Location Created: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Subject Keywords: African Americans--Civil rights, Clubs
- Type: Photograph
- Rights: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). For more information, see (http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/), This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
- External Link: James "Jimmie" McKee papers
- Medium: Black and White Print
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