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12024-09-13T08:25:51-07:00Dawn Schmitz058a3a82673b345aeb84d7969cae24e0a5c62dd1413245plain2024-10-29T14:32:51-07:00Dawn Schmitz058a3a82673b345aeb84d7969cae24e0a5c62dd1Local politics and state activist groups provided Golden with long friendships and plenty of material. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Council on Human Relations, founded in 1955, was one such group, led by physician Raymond Wheeler, a tireless force against racism in the community. Golden also became close to the Alexander brothers, Charlotte businessmen who successfully led desegregation efforts in schools, restaurants, hotels and other settings. Frederick Douglas Alexander was a founder of the Citizens Committee for Political Action in Charlotte in the 1940s, and in 1965 went on to be the first Black man elected to the Charlotte City Council since the 1890s. In 1974 he became the first Black member of the North Carolina State Senate. Kelly Miller Alexander, Sr., brother to Fred, was a leader in the local, state, and then national chapters of the NAACP.
1media/alexkel-ms0055-473508-179_thumb.jpg2022-11-23T13:44:24-08:00Kelly Alexander, Roy Wilkins, and Harry Golden5Kelly Alexander, Roy Wilkins, and Harry Golden attending a dinner in New York City honoring Roy Wilkins's service to the NAACP. Alexander was a civil rights leader in Charlotte and served as president of the North Carolina NAACP from 1948 until 1984.The three men pose for the picture together, Roy in the center wearing a tuxedo.media/alexkel-ms0055-473508-179.jpgplain2024-10-31T14:00:05-07:00