Echoes of Slavery: The Nortons

Search for: NEWS Echoes of Slavery: The Nortons Davidson barber Ralph Johnson’s mother was Bessie Norton, and she, too, was a descendant of enslaved people. Her father, Charles, came from near Stony Point in Alexander County, North Carolina, and along with his parents...

Davidson Without a College?

Search for: NEWS Davidson Without a College? It’s hard to imagine Davidson without Davidson College, but there were at least two discussions about moving the college to Charlotte. Although the first effort, discussed in 1888, has been described by historian Mary Beaty...

Tobe’s Pressing Club

Search for: NEWS Tobe’s Pressing Club The process that we now refer to as “dry cleaning” has developed over many centuries. As far back as the Roman Empire, professional cleaners used lye and ammonia, combined with a kind of clay called fuller’s earth, to absorb dirt...