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Article Archive/January 2010

Updated January 18, 2010

Charlotte Black History Month
February is Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month by learning the history of Charlotte from an African-American perspective.

The Historic Excelsior Club
One of The South's Oldest Black-Owned Social and Night Clubs

Click for Black/African-American Heritage Tour Info!By Jay Whipple/Trend Magazine

The Historic Excelsior Club was founded in 1944 by Mr. James Robert "Jimmie" Mckee (1913-1985). Mr. Mckee started the Excelsior Club because he wanted Black professionals to have a common place to meet and socialize. For many years, the Excelsior Club was the largest and leading private social club for Black professionals in the Southeast. Additionally, it served as a major political focal point for many past political candidates (Black and white).

The Excelsior Club also doubled as a popular nightspot for Charlotte's Black elite, and in it's hay-day attracted such world-renowned entertainers as the late Nat King Cole. The Excelsior Club was originally a house built in the 1910s and took on it's present appearance in the early 1950s The Excelsior Club was designated a local historical landmark in 1985.

See and learn more about the Historic Excelsior Club and over 75 other sites on our Annual Charlotte Black/African-American Heritage Tour and Pilgrimage (Black History Month), Charlotte's "Original" Daily Black/African-American Heritage Tour (For Individuals), or the Charlotte Black/African-American Heritage Tour ( For Groups).

Note:Washington Heights was the first streetcar suburb in Charlotte that was designed and built for and by African-Americans.




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