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Sunday, January 21, 2018 / Published in African Americans, Local History, Photograph Collection

How Black and White is Asheville?

Do you prefer to live in a segregated city? What could you do to change that? Would you seek out some people of the opposite race to go to dinner with–an idea, I believe, from Date My City? If enough of us did that, would it change what is happening in our city? If we
African American HistoryAsheville HistoryAsheville Race RelationsBlack History MonthBuncombe County HistoryCommunityDate My CityHood HuggersRacismSegregated CitiesUrban NewsUrban Renewal
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Tuesday, January 09, 2018 / Published in African Americans, Events, Local History, Photograph Collection

Event. Monumental Decisions: The Legacy and Future of Civil War Markers in Our Public Spaces

Monumental Decisions: The Legacy and Future of Civil War Markers in Our Public Spaces Date: Saturday February 3rd Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Where: Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium, lower level. This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Friends of the North Carolina Room Like any local history room,
Asheville HistoryBuncombe County HistoryConfederate LandscapeConfederate Monument CandlerConfederate MonumentsDaughters of the ConfederacyProfessor Fitzhugh BrundageRobert E. Lee Dixie Highway MarkerVance Monument
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Thursday, November 09, 2017 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Local History

Baritone Singer Paul Robeson and the Segregation Policies of the Asheville Auditorium

Henry A. Wallace served as vice president of the U.S. under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1941-1945. He made his final public action in a failed bid for the presidency of the U.S. in 1948. Still commanding a modest following from left-wing groups, he ran on the Progressive ticket, campaigning against Truman, the Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey, and the 
Asheville AuditoriumBuncombe Countycivil rightsHenry A. WallaceJim Crow lawsMadison Avenue Asheville NCPaul RobisonSegregation
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Thursday, October 26, 2017 / Published in African Americans, Events, Exhibits

Exhibit At The Y.M.I Should Not Be Missed: “Americans Who Tell The Truth”

The YMI Cultural Center is currently exhibiting a diverse cross-section of 52 portraits from the “Americans Who Tell the Truth” portrait project.   The portraits, painted by artist Robert Shetterly, form an extraordinarily powerful and inspiring civic engagement/traveling art exhibition. This collection of paintings now contains portraits of 210 courageous truth-tellers, both historical and current day. These include
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Monday, October 02, 2017 / Published in African Americans, Forgotten People, Historic Montford, Local History, Photograph Collection

Tempie Avery and the Montford Community Center

Tempie Avery was a young girl purchased in Charleston in 1840 by Nicholas Woodfin. During her time on his plantation she became a midwife delivering both black and white babies in Asheville. After the Civil War, Mr. Woodfin deeded property to Tempie at 26 Pearson Drive, the current site of the Montford Community Center. On
Asheville HistoryBuncombe CountyMonford Community CenterPauline MooreStumptownTempie Avery
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Friday, September 22, 2017 / Published in African Americans, Forgotten People, Local History, Photograph Collection, Uncategorized

Black Lives Built Western North Carolina Railroad

  The North Carolina Room received a call from someone–with both musical and local history interests–asking if there really was a collapse of the Swannanoa Tunnel, as the song, “Swannanoa Tunnel” relates? I said I would send him an article about it, thinking in a free moment I would just slap the article on the scanner and have it off to him.
African AmericansAsheville HistoryBuncombe County HistoryConvictsDarin WatersNorth Carolina Convict SystemRailroad HistorySwannanoa TunnelWestern North Carolina Railroad
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Friday, September 15, 2017 / Published in African Americans, Forgotten People, Local History, Photograph Collection

Buncombe County Slaves and the Western North Carolina Railroad

The Western North Carolina Railroad was chartered in 1852 by the North Carolina General Assembly. A railway was to be constructed from Salisbury to some point on the French Broad River beyond the Blue Ridge. By 1859 the road had reached Morganton, a distance of 84 miles. [Asheville News July 14, 1859.] The Western North
Asheville HistoryBuncombe CountySlaveryWestern North Carolina Railroad
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Wednesday, September 06, 2017 / Published in African Americans, Events, Houses, Local History

North Asheville: Get Those Photographs Out of Your Attics!

North Carolina Room staff and volunteers are coming to North Branch Library Saturday, September 9th from 11 am to 4 pm to scan your photographs.  Your photographs will be digitally archived and added to the North Carolina Room’s Photograph Collection, AND become a permanent part of Asheville’s history. The North Asheville History Project 2017 presently contains over
37 Melrose45 Madison AvenueAsheville HistoryBeaverdam RunBuncombe County HistoryFrank and Margaret ShearyGus and Mary PappasHomer HawkinsJohn and Marge DendyLeslie Atkins Stradley familyMadeline WillisNorth Asheville History
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 / Published in African Americans, Local History

Some Notes on Slavery in Asheville and Buncombe County

As the Asheville community looks at how to best remedy its lack of recognition of the African American community and their contributions and sacrifices that made Asheville what it is today, it is more important than ever to know MORE history. What did slavery look like in Asheville and Buncombe County? These are a few notes taken
Asheville HistoryBuncombe County HistoryElisha RayElizabeth HemphillGudger HotelJames McConnell SmithJohn P. SmithSlaverySlavery in Buncombe CountyThomas T. PattonW.T. Dickerson Auctioneer
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