We’re posting an addendum to our Instagram post on Arden thanks to the really insightful question posed by local writer Ami Worthen (@amiwhoa) in the comments. Our original post read, “The painting featured depicts “Struan” a home built in the Arden area in 1847 by Alexander Robertson, a wealthy rice planter from South Carolina who
Are any of these people your relatives? Former graduates of Stephens-Lee High School, educational achievements and biographical information. We felt very fortunate to find these photographs, as well as the information regarding when these early graduates of Stephens-Lee completed their studies. The further information about their later educational attainments and what the were doing
Robert Evans “Buba” and Demetra Fortune McMorris Robert McMorris was born in 1909 in Newberry, South Carolina. He was educated through the fifth grade and first worked in construction and then was the owner of one of Asheville’s historic black owned businesses, the McMorris Amoco Service Station from 1955 to 1976. It was at 71
The North Carolina Room was graciously invited to attend the Stephens-Lee Alumni Reunion Friday night’s festivities on July 6th, 2018 at the Stephens-Lee Center. We met and talked with some wonderful people–all of whom were so proud of being graduates of Stephens-Lee. We collected some good stories and memories while there. Stephens-Lee opened March
Saturday May 19, 2018 from 2:00 to 3:30 Karen L. Cox Program Title: “Confederate Monuments in the Jim Crow South” Author of Dixie’s Daughters: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederate Culture Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium, lower level Sponsored by the Friends of the North Carolina Room With support from Mountain
John Henry Michael was born in Alabama in 1867. He was the son of Robert Lee and Martha Michael. J.H. Michael graduated from the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and from Branch Normal of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. (1) He married Lela B. in 1895. Michael was hired in 1901 to serve as principal of Asheville’s Catholic
In Celebration of Women’s History Month Wednesday, March 21, 2018 from 6:00 to 7:00 Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium Come Hear Ashevillians: Esther Manheimer Asheville City Mayor And Sheneika Smith Asheville City Councilwoman Talk About: Growing up in Asheville and Their Lives as Mothers, Professionals & Women And Why They Decided to Enter Public Service
The Faculty of Stephens-Lee High School: A Tribute Stephens-Lee teachers had a sense of collective pride that students, parents, and the black community could share. A major source of pride was the academic degrees the teachers held. Black high school students sometimes boasted that their teachers were better educated than the teachers at the all-white
The Faculty of Stephens-Lee High School: A Tribute Elynora Foster was the kind of teacher her students and colleagues remembered. Mrs. Foster’s work as a U.S. history and social studies teacher put her in a perfect position to tell her students about the contributions African Americans had made to the nation and the