The first two posts in this series traced Edward Stephens’s career from St. Louis to Asheville to Topeka. We saw … More
Tag: African American History
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 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
The only historical image of Shiloh? 52 Weeks, 52 Communities.
When I went searching our database for sources to write this edition of 52 Weeks, 52 Communities I had one … More
Setting the Record Straight in Ramoth: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
Unlike most of the communities we’ve covered in this series, the community of Ramoth is in reality, no longer. Once … More
A Kenilworth Research Album: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
Of all the communities on our list, one of the most photographed besides Downtown Asheville, may be Kenilworth. This Asheville … More
Building Biltmore Forest: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
When you think of Biltmore Forest the first thing that comes to mind is probably a sea of early 20th … More
Asheville Black Family History and Stephens-Lee High School Graduates
Are any of these people your relatives? Former graduates of Stephens-Lee High School, educational achievements and biographical information. We … More
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 … More
