Dr. Charlotte Hawkins, forged friendships with Langston Hughes, W. E. B. DuBois, and Booker T. Washington to name a few. She was also the aunt of singer, Natalie Cole.
The granddaughter of slaves, Dr. Charlotte Hawkins was born in 1883 in North Carolina. She founded the Palmer Memorial Institute, one of the first prep schools for African-Americans. The school was located in Sedalia, North Carolina. Dr. Hawkins also penned a book on etiquette entitled, “The Correct Thing.”
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