Mrs. Charles Higgs Tourist Home
Introduction
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This site was listed as a tourist home in the Green Book. This site was listed in the Green Book from 1952-1957 and 1959-1960. The tourist home was originally built in the 1930s but was torn down and replaced by another structure (house) in 2014.
Backstory and Context
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Charles A. Higgs was a African American man who owned the tourist home. In Raleigh's city directory, he was listed as the secretary of Raleigh Funeral Home Inc and the householder on East Lenoir with spouse Gertrude T. Higgs. Lizzie L. Tucker (colored, dressmaker) is listed as a resident at 219 E. Lenoir.
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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.