✊🏾 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