Lolita C. Watkins Collection

Lolita Cheryl Watkins, daughter of Clarence C. Watkins, Sr. (1907-1990) and Evelyn J. Watkins of Reidsville, N.C., is an alumna of UNC Greensboro, was a curriculum specialist for the Guilford County Schools. She is an active member of Saint James Presbyterian Church in Greensboro and has been involved with numerous community ministries. Her father was a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University and Columbia University, and was employed as a teacher at Elm Grove Elementary School and later as the first Black supervisor of the Rockingham County School System, as well as a number of civil and educational organizations.

Details

How much has been digitized?: Digitization of this collection is still in progress.
Where can I find more information?: No finding aid available.
Topics: African-American History
North Carolina
People
Schools and Colleges
Religion and Churches
Subject headings: African American churches
Greensboro (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century
Contributing Institution: Gateway Community Collections, UNC Greensboro

Pages

: A beacon of light

: Achievers & believers

: Bachelor of Arts degree of Clarence C. Watkins, Sr.

: Black & Brown Women's Town Hall Meeting on Housing; Members of Micah Connections Social Justice Group from Westminster Presbyterian Church and members of Social Justice Advocacy Ministry Saint James Presbyterian Church.

: Boy Scouts of America

: Capitol Hill visit supporting Black farmers; From Lolita Watkins: "I served as the caucus captain for the state of North Carolina in June of 2023 for the Bread for the World Farm Bill Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC. The particular dates were June 10-June 13, 2023. Farm Bill advocates or food justice advocates were summoned to Washington, DC to visit our congressional leaders to urge their support of the Farm Bill. The state of North Carolina had the largest delegation represented at this meeting. The youth in these photos live in eastern North Carolina and the young man in the picture is a congressional aide in the office of Congresswoman Alma Adams. Our group was so large we met outside in the courtyard of the Rayburn House Office Building. The meeting lasted about 45 minutes. Each student and I shared our thoughts or reasons for supporting the Farm Bill. Congressman Adams has proposed several pieces of legislation for consideration to Congress on food insecurity."

: Celebration of the life of Mr. Clarence C. Watkins, Sr.

: Clarence C. Watkins, Sr. and Evelyn J. Watkins

: Color snapshot of Clarence C. Watkins, Sr. and Evelyn J. Watkins in a group of people

: Community voices: a multimedia oral history of Greensboro, North Carolina

: December Holiday Fresh Vegetables Distribution

: Evelyn J. Watkins

: Flier for Triad Black Farmer's Market

: Grocery store; Photograph of four men standing in a small grocery store, possibly including members of the Watkins family in Reidsville, N.C.