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Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. [7] At the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the fifth-most populous city in North Carolina and the 91st-most populous city in the United States. [8]
Tornadoes hit the Winston-Salem area and Forsyth County on May 5. These tornadoes were part of the May 1989 tornado outbreak across Georgia , South Carolina , North Carolina , and Virginia . 1993 – Mel Watt becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 12th congressional district .
Winston-Salem State University was founded as Slater Industrial Academy on September 28, 1892. It began with 25 pupils and one teacher in a one-room frame structure. By 1895 the school was recognized by the State of North Carolina and in 1899 it was chartered by the state as Slater Industrial and Slater Normal School.
Simon Green Atkins (1863–1934) was a North Carolina educator who was the founder and first president of Winston-Salem State University (previously the Slater Industrial Academy) and founded the North Carolina Negro Teachers' Association in 1881. [1]
Salem merged with adjacent Winston in 1913, becoming known as Winston-Salem. A local architectural review district was created in 1948 (the first in North Carolina and probably the fifth in the country) to protect the historic remains of what had become a depressed area from encroaching development. [7]
Bonita J. Brown, a former assistant attorney at Winston-Salem State University, was announced as the school’s 14th chancellor on May 29, 2024 — the first woman to hold the position since the ...
Swing Phi Swing was founded at Winston Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on April 4, 1969, the first anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [1] [2] [3] Its founders were twelve African-American women, helped by the brothers of Groove Phi Groove. [4] The twelve founders were: [2]
Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 541,299, [1] making it the third-most populous county in North Carolina. The county seat and largest community is Greensboro. [2] Since 1938, an additional county court has been located in High Point. The county was formed in 1771.