James Hamlin
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James Edwards Hamlin was an American military officer, businessman, and politician. Born in Virginia, he attended Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. He worked some menial jobs before becoming
Hamlin in uniform
People's Drug Store, c. 1905
East Hargett Street is a street in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. It was plotted in 1792 as one of the original streets in the city, and in the early 1900s hosted a concentration of black-owned bus
James Hamlin
…by transforming his saloon on Wilmington Street into a restaurant and pool hall. That year Hamlin and Walter T. Harris opened People's Drug Store on East Hargett Street in Raleigh. The pharmacy filled prescriptions issued by black physicians and maintained a soda fountain which was popular with local students. It also…
East Hargett Street at the intersection with Wilmington Street, 2014
East Hargett Street with the Lightner Arcade on the right, 1926
East Hargett Street in the 1940s