This is a color photograph of Senator Barack Obama on campus at UNC Charlotte on November 3, 2008. He is on stage speaking to a large audience of college students.
This is the inside spread of a collage taken from "Around City Hall" Magazine from 1975. Several photographs are presented that were taken from the bicentennial celebration at Freedom Park in 1975. The issue is from June 1975, Volume II, number 11.
This is a sample invitation letter sent out to distinguished guests for the Freedom Celebration Day in 1975 at Freedom Park. It lists Gerald Ford as a guest of honor.
This is a black and white photograph of the Freedom Day Celebration after most people had left. A lot of trash is seen on the ground as Charlotteans continue to walk around.
This is a black and white photograph of President Eisenhower arriving at Freedom Park via motorcade. He is waving to the crowd that gathered for the day's festivities on May 18, 1954. He is surrounded by secret servicemen.
This is an official note the White House sent to A. Grant Whitney informing him and the city of Charlotte that the President would attend Freedom Celebration Day on May 18, 1954.
This is a photograph of John F. Kennedy on stage speaking to the crowd at the Charlotte Coliseum in 1960 while on the campaign trail. A cameraman for WBTV is filming.
This is a photo of President Franklin Roosevelt waving to the crowd at Memorial Stadium in Charlotte. Behind him is H. Haywood Robbins, the chairman for the Green Pastures Rally.
This is a scanned image of an entry made by Erastus C. McAlpine into his diary in 1916 briefly recounting the presidential of Woodrow Wilson. This is his third entry used in this exhibit. His diary is very detailed throughout. In this particular…
This is a scanned image of an entry made by Erastus C. McAlpine into his diary in 1916 briefly recounting the presidential of Woodrow Wilson. This is his second entry used in this exhibit. His diary is very detailed throughout. In this particular…