✊🏾 BHM 2026 Notables by QCT | Post #03

 

✊🏾 BHM 2026 Notables by QCT | Post #03
Voices of the “Black Second” – Congressmen of Courage 🏛️🗳️📜

Meet two groundbreaking statesmen who brought North Carolina’s Black Reconstruction voice to Washington:

• John Adams Hyman (1840–1891)
  • Born enslaved in Warren County, NC; bought his freedom by 1865
  • Elected to NC Senate (1868, 1870), championed Black suffrage & public education
  • First Black U.S. Representative from NC (2nd District, 1875–77)
  • Denounced lynching & pushed for federal support of Southern schools
  • Passed at 51 after battling political retaliation & financial hardship

• James Edward O’Hara (1844–1905)
  • Born free in New Bern to Jamaican and Irish parents
  • Self-taught legal scholar; passed NC bar in 1873 amid racial exclusion
  • NC House (1883), then U.S. House (2nd District, 1883–87), succeeding Hyman
  • Advocated for the 1883 Civil Rights Bill & equal rail accommodations 🚂
  • Practiced law, taught, and passed away in London at 61

🎉 Walk in their footsteps this February during the
👉🏾 28^th Annual QCT Charlotte Pilgrimage Tour^sm 2026
🎟️ Reserve now at: charlottepilgrimagetour.com

#BHM2026 #BlackCharlotte #BlackSecond #JohnAdamsHyman #JamesEOHara #QCTHeritage #CongressionalTrailblazers #ReconstructionEra #CivilRightsHistory #CharlotteTours #HiddenHistory #BlackVoicesMatter #NCPolitics #LegacyLeadership

📚 Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams_Hyman
https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/john-adams-hyman-1840-1891/
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2023/12/13/john-hyman-1840-1891-e-101
https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/james-edward-ohara-1844-1905/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._O%27Hara
https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/ohara-james-edward

✊🏾 BHM 2026 Notables by QCT | Post #02

 

✊🏾 BHM 2026 Notables by QCT | Post #02
Resistance. Leadership. Legacy. 🗳️🔥📜

Meet two extraordinary freedom fighters who turned resistance into Reconstruction-era leadership:

• James Henry Harris (c.1832–1891)
  • Born enslaved, rose to become an educator & Republican organizer
  • Among the first Black NC state senators (Wake County, 1868)
  • Helped draft NC’s 1868 Constitution, securing Black suffrage 🖋️
  • Defended public schools & civil rights while resisting Klan violence
  • Led as a teacher and principal in Raleigh until his death

• Abraham Harris Galloway (1837–1870)
  • Born enslaved in Smithville, NC; escaped North in 1857
  • Union spy, soldier recruiter, and suffrage advocate 💣
  • Met with Lincoln in 1864 to demand voting rights for Black troops
  • Elected state senator (New Hanover, 1868 & 1870)
  • Championed anti-Klan laws, land rights & women’s equality
  • Passed at age 33—6,000+ mourners filled Wilmington in his honor 🕯️

🎉 Honor their impact this February on the
👉🏾 28^th Annual QCT Charlotte Pilgrimage Tour^sm 2026
🎟️ Tickets & details at: charlottepilgrimagetour.com

#BHM2026 #BlackCharlotte #NCReconstruction #JamesHenryHarris #AbrahamGalloway #QCTHeritage #Trailblazers #FreedmenPolitics #CivilRightsPioneers #BlackHistoryUncovered #CharlotteTours #HiddenHistory #VoteLegacy

📚 Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harris_(North_Carolina_politician)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Galloway
https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/harris-james-henry
https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/galloway-abraham
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2023/12/22/james-h-harris-1832-1891-h-86
https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2023/12/11/abraham-galloway-1837-1870-d-114

✊🏾 BHM 2026 Notables by QCT | Post #01

✊🏾 BHM 2026 Notables by QCT | Post #01

✊🏾 BHM 2026 Notables by QCT | Post #01
Trailblazers of Charlotte’s Black Legacy 🏛️🗳️📚

Did you know Charlotte’s Black history was shaped by pioneers like Rev. Daniel Jackson Sanders (1847–1907), the first Black president of what is now Johnson C. Smith University, and Henry Eppes (1830–1903), a groundbreaking NC state legislator from Halifax County who helped shape Reconstruction-era politics in 1868? 🏫⚖️

These visionaries broke barriers in education and public service, laying the groundwork for generations of Black leadership and equity in North Carolina. Their legacy lives on in the Queen City and across the state. 🌍🕊️

🎉 Walk their path this February during the
👉🏾 28^th Annual QCT Charlotte Pilgrimage Tour^sm 2026 –
an immersive Black History Month experience through time and triumph.
🔗 charlottepilgrimagetour.com

#BHM2026 #BlackCharlotte #QueenCityHistory #ReconstructionEra #QCTHeritage #Trailblazers #JCSU #HalifaxCounty #NCPolitics #LegacyInStone #CharlotteTours #HiddenHistory #HistoryMakers

📚 Sources:

https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/sanders-daniel-jackson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_J._Sanders
https://pcusa.org/news-storytelling/blogs/historical-society-blog/african-american-leaders-rev-daniel-jackson-sanders
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Eppes
https://www.ncpedia.org/eppes-henry