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Tag: Catholic Hill School

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

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

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

African American Schools, Asheviile School Committee, Beaumont School, Black Elementary Education, Black Schools, Black Teachers, Catholic Hill School, Edward S. Stephens, Mountain Street School, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Segregated Schools, Stephens-Lee High School, YMI

Leonora T. Jackson–Early Asheville School Teacher Was Born a Slave

Lenora T. Jackson 1859-1950 Leonora Tecumseh Jackson died in Asheville in 1950 at the age of 91. Her brief obituary … More

Andrew T. Jackson, Catholic Hill School, Early Education for Blacks, Leonora T. Jackson, Shaw University, Slaves

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