Henry Ramsey, Jr. Though born in Florence, South Carolina, Henry Ramsey, Jr. lived his formative years in Rocky Mount in the racially segregated Deep South. Service in the US Air Force in the early 1950s took him to Southern California. […]
John Sykes After earning his music degree from East Carolina University, John Sykes spent thirty years directing junior high or high school bands in Rocky Mount. His bands competed in state and national events and earned Superior ratings 22 times. […]
Rev. Dr. Thomas Walker Born in Edgecombe County after World War II, Thomas Lorenzo Walker graduated from G.W. Carver High School in 1966. He then earned a Batchelor of Theology from Shaw Divinity School and his Master and Doctoral degrees […]
Mae Woods Bell Mae Woods Bell was born in England, but has spent the past 60 years in Rocky Mount. She came here in 1951 and began the Children’s Museum which grew from a few exhibits to a major community […]
Frank Parker Spruill Frank Parker Spruill was born on a farm in Halifax County. His early education came from what was then called “the free school”, a one-room school about a 3-mile walk from his home. He attended a private […]
