FRED D. (FREDERICK DOUGLAS) ALEXANDER (1910-1980) PAPERS, 1908, 1931-1989. 112,500
items, including 195 photographs (62.50 ft.)
Public papers of a Charlotte, North Carolina, politician and civil rights leader. Primarily
material created and received by Alexander as the first African-American member of the
Charlotte City Council in the 20th century (1965-1974) and as an North Carolina state senator
(1975-1980). Includes minutes and other papers relating to council and senate activities;
material on campaigns and voter registration drives; files on the local, state, and national
democratic parties; correspondence; speeches; clippings; photographs; and some personal and
business material. Also includes extensive files of the numerous organizations and businesses
in which Alexander was active, e.g.: Charlotte Area Fund, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce,
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee, Governor's Committee on Law and Order,
Johnson C. Smith University, Mecklenburg County Board of Public Welfare, Mint Museum, Model
Neighborhood Commission, NAACP, Charlotte-Mecklenburg and North Carolina councils on human
relations, NC Good Neighbor Council, North Carolina Human Relations Commission, Occupational
Safety and Health Act Advisory Council, People's Hospital, Southern Regional Council, C. D.
Spangler Construction Co., United Community Services, and Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.
Photographs include views of Double Oaks and Newland apartment complexes, which Alexander
managed; a 1954 Shriners parade; and the funeral (1955) of his father, Zechariah
Alexander.