G. & M. Tailor

This business was a Tailor listed in The Green Book from 1954-1955. It was located here at 106 E Hargett St. This building remains standing today.

This building was built in 1935. G & M Tailors advertised as located at 106 E. Hargett Street and co-owned by Joe Miller, Charles Jenkins, and Elvis Rand. Advertised as providing “fine quality men’s wear” from slacks to shirts plus expert tailoring, dry cleaning laundry, and suits to order. Building now houses Nicholson’s Barber & Style Shop.

Since 2017, the NC African American Heritage Commission, completed research on North Carolina’s Green Book sites. The findings have been compiled in this interactive web portal which invites visitors to explore each site in depth through historical vignettes, stories, and images. The project also includes a traveling and virtual exhibition produced to highlight the experiences of African American travelers during the Jim Crow era in North Carolina.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.