Charlotte Hawkins Brown (June 11, 1883 – January 11, 1961) was an American author, educator, civil rights activist, and founder of the Palmer Memorial Institute in Sedalia, North Carolina. [1]

Charlotte Hawkins Brown was a woman proud of herself and her people. She deeply believed in the American principles of freedom and justice for all human beings and expressed herself …

Charlotte Hawkins Brown, "The First Lady of Social Graces" Palmer Memorial Institute (PMI), located east of Greensboro, began in 1902 as a rural African American school and succeeded …

Mar 6, 2007 · Besides her work as an educator Brown also became a talented essayist and short story writer. Throughout her adult life she was a dedicated anti-segregationist and an advocate …

An American author, educator, and founder of the Palmer Memorial Institute, Charlotte Hawkins Brown distinguished herself as a superior student and a gifted musician in Cambridge.

Dr. Charlotte Eugenia Hawkins Brown died on January 11, 1961, while under treatment at the L. Richardson Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dr. Mordecai Johnson delivered …

The site is a memorial to Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown and links her work at Palmer to the larger themes of African American education and women's history in North Carolina, the South, and …

One of the premier educators of her day, Charlotte Hawkins Brown was also a key figure in the network of southern African-American clubwomen who were active in the late nineteenth and …

The African American educator and humanitarian Charlotte Eugenia Hawkins Brown (born Lottie Hawkins; 1882-1961) founded the Palmer Memorial Institute in North Carolina as a …

Mar 1, 2024 · Black educator and activist Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown embodied the time when education and activism were inextricably linked. At age 18, this fearless warrior educator …