Henry Houston
Henry Houston established and ran the Charlotte Post out of his home at 624 E. Second St. HENRY HOUSTON, FOUNDER OF THE CHARLOTTE POST, TALKS WITH MEMBERS OF THE WPA LIFE HISTORIES COLLECTION PROJECT ON AUGUST 29, 1939 From The WPA Life Histories Collection[J. R. Glenn] Cora. L. Bennett, Writer Dudley W. Crawford, Reviser
Henry Houston, stout man of medium height, owns his own home as well as the newspaper The Charlotte Post. But here is his story as told to members of The WPA Life Histories Collection Project on August 29, 1939.
I've been in Charlotte practically all my life. I was born in Mecklenburg County and my mother brought me to Charlotte to live when I was just three years old. I attended the city schools and have never been to nobody's college. I went to school at night for a short time but, for the most part, my education was limited to the grades. But that did not keep me from aspiring to make good in the world. " My first job in a newspaper office was as 'devil' or office boy. Naturally I got interested in that type of work while I was there. For eighteen years I worked in the Southern Newspaper Union of Charlotte. I learned all about the work in those years. "After I stopped working for the insurance company I established the Charlotte Post, that's been twelve years ago now. I own the newspaper in full as well as my own print shop. My son and
myself do all the work. I am editor and he is the managing editor. Both of us operate the press. We do job printing in
connection with the other work. We belong to the Associated Negro Press as well as other news agencies.
Even though this article was taken some 74 years ago the Charlotte Post is still a thriving source for African American events and culture for Charlotte and surrounding area. Whenever there is news to be shared amongst the African American community you can count on The Charlotte Post.
Henry Houston established and ran the Charlotte Post out of his home at 624 E. Second St. HENRY HOUSTON, FOUNDER OF THE CHARLOTTE POST, TALKS WITH MEMBERS OF THE WPA LIFE HISTORIES COLLECTION PROJECT ON AUGUST 29, 1939 From The WPA Life Histories Collection[J. R. Glenn] Cora. L. Bennett, Writer Dudley W. Crawford, Reviser
Henry Houston, stout man of medium height, owns his own home as well as the newspaper The Charlotte Post. But here is his story as told to members of The WPA Life Histories Collection Project on August 29, 1939.
I've been in Charlotte practically all my life. I was born in Mecklenburg County and my mother brought me to Charlotte to live when I was just three years old. I attended the city schools and have never been to nobody's college. I went to school at night for a short time but, for the most part, my education was limited to the grades. But that did not keep me from aspiring to make good in the world. " My first job in a newspaper office was as 'devil' or office boy. Naturally I got interested in that type of work while I was there. For eighteen years I worked in the Southern Newspaper Union of Charlotte. I learned all about the work in those years. "After I stopped working for the insurance company I established the Charlotte Post, that's been twelve years ago now. I own the newspaper in full as well as my own print shop. My son and
myself do all the work. I am editor and he is the managing editor. Both of us operate the press. We do job printing in
connection with the other work. We belong to the Associated Negro Press as well as other news agencies.
Even though this article was taken some 74 years ago the Charlotte Post is still a thriving source for African American events and culture for Charlotte and surrounding area. Whenever there is news to be shared amongst the African American community you can count on The Charlotte Post.