Forsyth County, Local History, Winston-Salem

OTSP: The Horton Branch continued with Nell Wright

This is the third post in a four-part series that will examine different African American aspects of life in Forsyth County, NC during the same time span as the book, The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. The time span of the book is from 1905-1948, which these posts will roughly follow.… Continue reading OTSP: The Horton Branch continued with Nell Wright

Forsyth County, Local History, Winston-Salem

OTSP: Mary Hairston and the Horton Branch Library

This is the second post in a four-part series that will examine different African American aspects of life in Forsyth County, NC during the same time span as the book, The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. The time span of the book is from 1905-1948, which these posts will roughly follow.… Continue reading OTSP: Mary Hairston and the Horton Branch Library