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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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Friday, July 13, 2018 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Exhibits, Local History

Stephens-Lee High School Reunion June 2018

The North Carolina Room was graciously invited to attend the Stephens-Lee Alumni Reunion Friday night’s festivities on July 6th, 2018 at the Stephens-Lee Center. We met and talked with some wonderful people–all of whom were so proud of being graduates of Stephens-Lee. We collected some good stories and memories while there.   Stephens-Lee opened March
Black High SchoolsStephens-Lee High SchoolStephens-Lee High School Faculty
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Thursday, May 10, 2018 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Local History, Manuscript Collection

Program: “Confederate Monuments in the Jim Crow South”  with Karen L. Cox, History Professor UNC Charlotte

Saturday May 19, 2018 from 2:00 to 3:30 Karen L. Cox Program Title: “Confederate Monuments in the Jim Crow South” Author of Dixie’s Daughters: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederate Culture Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium, lower level Sponsored by the Friends of the North Carolina Room With support from Mountain
Confederate MonumentsKaren L. CoxUnited Daughters of the Confederacy
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Monday, April 02, 2018 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buildings, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Post Card Collection

Professor J.H. Michael’s Early Work to Further the Education of Black Teachers–Asheville 1915-1921

John Henry Michael was born in Alabama in 1867. He was the son of Robert Lee and Martha Michael. J.H. Michael graduated from the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and from Branch Normal of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. (1) He married Lela B. in 1895. Michael was hired in 1901 to serve as principal of Asheville’s Catholic
African American EducationAsheville's Black CommunitiesHill Street SchoolIsaac Dickson SchoolJ.H. MichaelJeanes FundJohn Henry MichaelSummer School For Colored TeachersWinston-Salem Teachers College
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Thursday, March 15, 2018 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Events, Local History

Event: “The Eclectic Lives of Two Asheville Women”

In Celebration of Women’s History Month Wednesday, March 21, 2018 from 6:00 to 7:00 Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium Come Hear Ashevillians: Esther Manheimer Asheville City Mayor And Sheneika Smith Asheville City Councilwoman Talk About: Growing up in Asheville and Their Lives as Mothers, Professionals & Women And Why They Decided to Enter Public Service
asheville city councilEsther ManheimerSheneika SmithWomenWomen's History Month
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Friday, March 09, 2018 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local History

The Highly Qualified Teachers of Stephens-Lee

The Faculty of Stephens-Lee High School: A Tribute Stephens-Lee teachers had a sense of collective pride that students, parents, and the black community could share. A major source of pride was the academic degrees the teachers held. Black high school students sometimes boasted that their teachers were better educated than the teachers at the all-white
Arthur V. LindenAsheville High SchoolHistorically Black Colleges and UniversitiesIntegrationMarian Goudlock DennisonSouth French Broad High School. Legalized SegregationStephens-Lee High SchoolStephens-Lee High School FacultyTeacher's College at Columbia University
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Thursday, March 01, 2018 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History

The Social Context of Teaching at Stephens-Lee High School

The Faculty of Stephens-Lee High School: A Tribute     Elynora Foster was the kind of teacher her students and colleagues remembered. Mrs. Foster’s work as a U.S. history and social studies teacher put her in a perfect position to tell her students about the contributions African Americans had made to the nation and the
Alfred J. WhitesidesAsheville African American CommunityElynora M. FosterLacy T. HaithLegal SegregationStephens-Lee High SchoolStephens-Lee High School Faculty
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018 / Published in African Americans, Exhibits, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History

The Faculty of Stephens-Lee High School: A Tribute

Stephens-Lee High School, known of as “The Castle on the Hill,” was designed by Asheville architect Ronald Greene at a cost of $115,000 and opened on March 7, 1923. It was designed for a capacity of 900 students and it opened with 856. It was the only public high school for blacks in Asheville. Some
Black EducationBlack History MonthDesegregationElynora M. FosterHood HuggersIntegrationMadison C. LennonMiss Gladys I. Pierce ForneyStephens-Lee High School
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018 / Published in African Americans, Local History, Manuscript Collection, New Donations

Incredible New Collections for the North Carolina Room

We’ve been so busy processing special collections, we haven’t been very good at letting you know what is new in the North Carolina Room. Donations are the life-blood of our collection, and we are so appreciative to our donors and to those who help push collections our way. And the variety of these new collections
Asheville Needle ExchangeConnie BosticEliada OrphanageHazel RobinsonHhillcrest BandHillcrest Enrichment ProgramJohn Brooks and Marjorie DendyJohn HayesMichael HarneyMontford Park PlayersPatton/Parker FamilyTench and Sarah Potter Coxe
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