Tag: Winston-Salem Journal

Forsyth County, Local History, Winston-Salem

OTSP: Early Black reporters in Winston-Salem

Grace

This is the first 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: Early Black reporters in Winston-Salem

Local History

How the Camel got its hump…

Fam

In a 1950 Winston-Salem Journal article, Chester Davis explained how a determined young man named Roy Haberkern gave RJR's Camel it's hump. Click the image for a readable version: Roy C. Haberkern Old Joe immortalized. The pack is little changed today...the pyramids have been moved slightly and the type modernized