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Saturday, May 18, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, African Americans, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Photograph Collection

“Keep My Name in Remembrance,” Dillingham: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

“Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: …and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.” 2 Samuel 18:18 Though he died in 1838, by 1887 Absalom Dillingham managed, in his own way,
2 SamuelAbsalom AbsalomAbsalom DillinghamagricultureAppalachiaBarnardsvilleBig IvyBuncombe CountyBuncombe County Register of DeedsCaneCensusCommunitiesCommunity HistoryDaymon DillinghamDillinghamEnslaved peoplesEnslavementFamiliesFaulknerGenealogyHistoryIsaac DillinghamJessee DillinghamLocal HistoryMillsMolassesMountain MastersRebecca Foster DillinghamSlaveryUnity Dillinghamvital records
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Thursday, April 04, 2019 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Local History

EVENT: A Tribute to the Faculty of Stephens-Lee High School

“The Castle on the hill” A Tribute to the Faculty of Stephens-Lee TUESDAY April 9, 2019 FROM 6:00 to 8:00 PM Held at the Stephens-Lee Center 30 George Washington Carver Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801 This Event is Free and Open to the Public Light appetizers will be served (South Charlotte Street, left on Max Street,
Black EducationJr. Association of Asheville & Buncombe CountyLegal SegregationMartin Luther KingStephens-Lee Alumni AssociationStephens-Lee High School
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Wednesday, April 03, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local History

Working Together on Burton Street: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

“On the west side of Asheville between Patton and Haywood/A community holds on, tries to create a sustainable model, /Relationship-building between people/What can I say: Burton Street?” -DeWayne Barton “Burton Street Working Together” from 27 Views of Asheville, Eno Publishers, ed. We have discussed the Burton Street Community a few times this year, especially highlighting
African AmericansAshevilleBuffalo StreetBurton StreetCity of AshevilleCommunitiesCommunityCommunity HistoryDeWayne BartonE.W. PearsonEarly Asheville HistoryF.A. SondleyHood HuggersNorth CarolinaSchoolsStreetsUrban PlanningUrban RenewalWest Asheville
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, African Americans, Architecture, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Oral History, Postcard Collection

Building Biltmore Forest: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

When you think of Biltmore Forest the first thing that comes to mind is probably a sea of early 20th century wealthy white golfers. In this week’s edition of 52 Weeks, 52 Communities we’re sharing an Oral History from our archives that sheds light on the construction of Biltmore Forest by African American workers. Take a look
African American HistoryAshevilleAsheville HistoryBiltmoreBiltmore ForestChauncey BeadleCommunity HistoryGolfLanscapingSamuel Abdul-AllahstorytellingWorking Class History
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Friday, February 01, 2019 / Published in African Americans, Buildings, Uncategorized

Asheville’s Listings in The Green Book

  Victor H. Ring may not have coined the phrase “driving while black”,  but he understood first-hand the various roadblocks and bumps in the road for black travelers 80 years ago. The first issue of The Negro Motorist Green Book was published in 1937. In fifteen pages, Mr. Green offered a guide to New York
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Thursday, January 24, 2019 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History

Leonora T. Jackson–Early Asheville School Teacher Was Born a Slave

Lenora T. Jackson 1859-1950 Leonora Tecumseh Jackson died in Asheville in 1950 at the age of 91. Her brief obituary mentioned the schools where she had taught and simply stated that she was “a teacher of 62 years.” Leonora was born in 1859 in Halifax County to Caroline Garrett and Andrew Jackson. She had two
Andrew T. JacksonCatholic Hill SchoolEarly Education for BlacksLeonora T. JacksonShaw UniversitySlaves
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Thursday, January 17, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, African Americans, Forgotten People, Local History

Update on Arden: Some Notes on Enslaved Labor in Buncombe County

We’re posting an addendum to our Instagram post on Arden thanks to the really insightful question posed by local writer Ami Worthen (@amiwhoa) in the comments. Our original post read, “The painting featured depicts “Struan” a home built in the Arden area in 1847 by Alexander Robertson, a wealthy rice planter from South Carolina who
19th CenturyAlexander RobertsonArdenAshevilleBuncombe Countycivil rightsCivil Warenslaved peopleMapsSlave QuartersSouth Carolinatourism
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Friday, December 28, 2018 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local History, Manuscript Collection

Asheville Black Family History and Stephens-Lee High School Graduates

Are any of these people your relatives?   Former graduates of Stephens-Lee High School, educational achievements and biographical information. We felt very fortunate to find these photographs, as well as the information regarding when these early graduates of Stephens-Lee completed their studies. The further information about their later educational attainments and what the were doing
African American EducationAfrican American HistoryLila Bennett BrogdonMary Russell HallMiss Leona C. McCoolMountain Street SchoolStephens-Lee Alumni AssociationStephens-Lee Archive RoomStephens-Lee CenterStephens-Lee High School
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Forgotten People, Local History

“Found People of Asheville,” Part 2: Robert Evans “Buba” and Demitra Fortune McMorris

Robert Evans “Buba” and Demetra Fortune McMorris Robert McMorris was born in 1909 in Newberry, South Carolina. He was educated through the fifth grade and first worked in construction and then was the owner of one of Asheville’s historic black owned businesses, the McMorris Amoco Service Station from 1955 to 1976. It was at 71
Demetra Fortune McMorrisIrene Wortham CenterMcMorris Amoco StationRobert Evans "Buba" McMorris
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