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Strolling Through History (virtually)

Friday, April 24, 2020 by packnc

One of the in-person programs NC Room staff were really excited about was our second annual series of “Strolling Through History” tours in downtown Asheville. They were planned to happen once a month from April until September, but alas, COVID-19 changed everything. Fortunately, however, the NC Room was lucky enough to host two wonderful interns

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866 Hendersonville Road

Thursday, March 26, 2020 by packnc

How often have you driven on Hendersonville Road and wondered what this or that site used to look like before twenty-first century development? Let’s look at one address: 866 Hendersonville Road. This is what you see today. 866 Hendersonville Road was originally owned by Frank Mears. In 1945 Reginald O. Dodd purchased the stone building.

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Discover Digital Resources to access while Social Distancing (and any time)

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 by packnc

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A Most Exceptional Man: The Conclusion of the Edward S. Stephens Story

Friday, March 13, 2020 by packnc

The first two posts in this series traced Edward Stephens’s career from St. Louis to Asheville to Topeka. We saw him succeed as well as fail as he tried to lift up his race with his work in schools and black YMCAs. This new post brings the story to a conclusion by looking at how

African American History African American Schools African Americans Black Education Black Schools Black Teachers Booker T. Washington Bridgeport Connecticut Edward S. Stephens Izie Reddick Stephens Kansas Technical Institute Segregation Stephens-Lee Alumni Association Stephens-Lee High School Topeka Topeka Industrial Institute

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A Most Exceptional Man: The Edward S. Stephens Story (Part Two)

Thursday, March 05, 2020 by packnc

In Part One we focused on Stephens’s work as a principal and teacher in the Asheville City Schools and as the organizer and first general secretary of the Young Men’s Institute (YMI). In this new post, we’ll look at the events that led to Stephens’s departure from Asheville and the work he and his wife

African American Education Asheville Free Kindergarten Asheville School Committee Black Education Black Teachers Catholic Hill School Charles McNamee Edward S. Stephens Industrial and Educational Institute of Topeks Institute for Colored Youth Izie Riddick Kansas Stephens-Lee High School Topeka Topeka Industrial Institute W. W. West YMI

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Correcting the Record.

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 by packnc

A few months ago some questions arose about a couple photographs in the North Carolina Room’s Special Collection. They show a group of African-American masons erecting a wall up against a building with a large “Drink Pepsi-Cola” sign painted on it. Zoe asked me if I could confirm the details in the description. Here’s part

Building James Vester Miller Manufacturing Neighborhoods Pepsi Sanborn Maps Southside Southside Ave UNC Asheville

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Strolling Through History (virtually)

866 Hendersonville Road

Discover Digital Resources to access while Social Distancing (and any time)

A Most Exceptional Man: The Conclusion of the Edward S. Stephens Story

A Most Exceptional Man: The Edward S. Stephens Story (Part Two)

Correcting the Record.

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