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Friday, March 13, 2020 / Published in African Americans, Education, Local History

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

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 HistoryAfrican American SchoolsAfrican AmericansBlack EducationBlack SchoolsBlack TeachersBooker T. WashingtonBridgeport ConnecticutEdward S. StephensIzie Reddick StephensKansas Technical InstituteSegregationStephens-Lee Alumni AssociationStephens-Lee High SchoolTopekaTopeka Industrial Institute
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Wednesday, January 08, 2020 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Education, Local History, Photograph Collection

Asheville’s First City Schools for Black Students, Part five: Builders of Black Schools (concluded)

This installment offers a look at the life and career of the fifth of the five original teachers at Asheville’s first black city school, Beaumont Street. We’ve saved one of the best teachers for last. We’ve also included information on the members of her family because of their prominence in Asheville and their connections to
African American EducationAmanda WalkerBeaumont SchoolBeaumont Street SchoolHester Walker Ford LeeJohn Wakefield WalkerSegregationWillie DodsonWillie Holt
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Thursday, September 05, 2019 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Education, Local History, Photograph Collection, Uncategorized

Asheville’s First City Schools for Black Students

Part One: Blacks Vote for Public Education, Win a Separate but Unequal Place in the New School System When Asheville went to the polls in July 1887 and narrowly approved a resolution establishing tax-supported public schools, black voters provided the crucial margin of support. The city took this step forward during an era of educational
African American EducationAsheville City Public SchoolsBeaumont Street Schoolisaac DicksonJim CrowMary Jane Dickson HarrisSegregationTrinity Chapel
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Thursday, June 06, 2019 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Local History

“A Tribute to the Stephens-Lee High School” is Now on Video

“A Tribute to the Stephens-Lee High School” as presented by the North Carolina Room on April 9, 2019 at the Stephens-Lee Center is now on video! Here’s a call out to black Asheville. here’s the goal: LET’S DOCUMENT EVERY FACULTY MEMBER WHO EVER TAUGHT AT STEPHENS-LEE! What better way to honor these people who gave
Education of blacks in AshevilleJr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe CountyMartin Luther KingSegregationStephens-Lee Alumni AssociationStephens-Lee High School
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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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