The first two posts in this series traced Edward Stephens’s career from St. Louis to Asheville to Topeka. We saw … More
Category: African Americans
A Most Exceptional Man: The Edward S. Stephens Story (Part Two)
In Part One we focused on Stephens’s work as a principal and teacher in the Asheville City Schools and as … More
A Most Exceptional Man: Edward S. Stephens (Part One)
This post begins the two-part story of Edward Stephens and his work in Asheville and other cities. Although Stephens wasn’t … More
Asheville’s First City Schools for Black Students, Part Four: 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 … More
Confronting the Legacy of N.W. Woodfin: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
The Woodfin community, like many other Buncombe County communities is named for a man who enslaved human beings. If you’ve … More
Southside: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
Henry Robinson wrote in 1992 about his childhood community of Southside–a mournful eulogy really, to a place that no longer … More
ASHEVILLE’S FIRST CITY SCHOOLS FOR BLACK STUDENTS, Part Four: Builders of Black Schools (Continued)
In our last post in this series on early black public schools, we looked at the lives and careers of … More
Swannanoa: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
I volunteered this week to create the post for Swannanoa in part because it has been my home for the … More
ASHEVILLE’S FIRST CITY SCHOOLS FOR BLACK STUDENTS, Part Three: Builders of Black Schools
The Creation of a Public School System for the City of Asheville, 1887-1888 Setting Up the System and Hiring the … More
