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Alexander Funeral Home, Inc. is the oldest African American owned and managed business in Mecklenburg County, dating to 1890. It serves a primarily African American clientele. These account books provide information about African American deaths and burials in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. In 2005, the books were imaged and placed on microfilm by Lee Price Enterprises at the request of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and with funding from the PLCMC Humanities Endowment Fund of the Foundation for the Carolinas, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 2024, the microfilm was digitized by Master Enterprises, Inc.