Alexandria’s First NAACP Branch

The Alexandria Branch of the NAACP considers 1933 to be its official organization year. But an earlier branch was established in 1919, although it became inactive by the late 1920s. More than 50 people signed up to join the new Alexandria Branch in 1919, each paying $1 apiece for their first year of dues. The application for charter, on file at the Library of Congress, lists their names, addresses and in most cases, occupations.





 Alexandria Branch Charter Application Cover

Branch Files, Records of the NAACP, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

This transcribed list of charter members is sorted alphabetically by last name.

First Name	Last Name	Address	Occupation
W.C.	Arnold	311 North Patrick Street	Undertaker
James	Ballard	316 North Henry Street
Leon C.	Baltimore	600 South Washington Street	Teacher
Preston	Baltimore	600 South Washington Street	Clerk
William H.	Bell	414 North Patrick Street	Helper
Randolph	Blue	910 Princess Street	Messenger
Julia	Blue	910 Princess Street	Domestic
C.C.	Brooks	804 Prince Street	Chauffeur
Georgina	Byrd	510 Gibbon Street	Domestic
Mary Jane	Carter	309 North Patrick Street
Frank	Corbin	118 South Peyton Street	Store Keeper
James W.	Gaines	121 North Henry Street	Clerk
Aaron	Gaskin	224 1/2 North Payne Street
William	Hams	317 North Alfred Street
John	Harris
E. Adolph	Haynes	614 South Washington Street	Clergyman
Edmund J.	Hill	1014 Wythe Street	Lawyer
James T.	Holmes	803 Gibbon Street	Store Property
John H.	Jackson	523 South Columbus Street	Clerk
Malinda	Jackson	523 South St. Asaph Street
Clinton	Jackson	809 Wolfe Street	Messenger
Daniel	Jackson	707 Wolfe Street	Machinist
Washington	Jackson	1500 King Street	Hotel Property
Shadrach	Jackson	523 South Columbus Street	Driver
George	Jackson	709 Wolfe Street
William	Jackson	809 Wolfe Street
Evelina	Jackson	910 Princess Street	Domestic
Samuel M.	Johnson	509 South Columbus Street	Clergyman
Claude N.	Lane	417 North Henry Street	Clerk
Mary	Lane	417 North Henry Street
Alice	Lee	421 North Patrick Street
Mrs.	Malkire	209 South Peyton Street	Domestic
Samuel	Meddy	421 Oronoco Street
Author (Arthur?)	Parker	418 North Patrick Street	Insurance Agent
W.A.	Price	813 Montgomery Street	Clergyman
O.	Rector	603 Gibbon Street
Luther	Redd	611 South Alfred Street	Helper
Fred. H.	Rich	135 South Peyton Street	Insurance Agent
William	Russell	421 North Henry Street	Helper
Laura	Skelton	709 Wolfe Street
Harvey	Smith	1253 Ringgold Street, Phila.	Wheelwright
Rosier	Thompson	509 Gibbon Street	Messenger
Samuel A.	Tucker	916 Queen Street	Real Estate Agent
G.R.	Turner	613 South Alfred Street	Helper
Andrew	Wanzer	1316 Cameron Street
Edward	Washington	211 Peyton Street
Thomas M.	Watson	518 South St. Asaph Street	Lawyer
Marcellus	White	413 South Union Street	Ship Build
Samuel	Williams	603 South Pitt Street	Ship Build
Sarah	Williams	603 South Pitt Street	Domestic
L.H.	Williams	312 North Payne Street	Printer
William H.	Willis	429 North West Street	Insurance Agent