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Wednesday, March 18, 2020 by packnc

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

Friday, March 13, 2020 by packnc

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

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A Most Exceptional Man: The Edward S. Stephens Story (Part Two)

Thursday, March 05, 2020 by packnc

In Part One we focused on Stephens’s work as a principal and teacher in the Asheville City Schools and as the organizer and first general secretary of the Young Men’s Institute (YMI). In this new post, we’ll look at the events that led to Stephens’s departure from Asheville and the work he and his wife

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Correcting the Record.

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 by packnc

A few months ago some questions arose about a couple photographs in the North Carolina Room’s Special Collection. They show a group of African-American masons erecting a wall up against a building with a large “Drink Pepsi-Cola” sign painted on it. Zoe asked me if I could confirm the details in the description. Here’s part

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A Most Exceptional Man: Edward S. Stephens (Part One)

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 by packnc

This post begins the two-part story of Edward Stephens and his work in Asheville and other cities. Although Stephens wasn’t one of the original five black teachers when the Asheville public schools opened in January 1888, he came to the system two years later and made lasting contributions to the black community as a teacher,

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Casa Loma

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 by packnc

The Asheville Art Museum opened its doors (finally!) late last year. On the left is the old Pack Library building and to the right is the newest entrance to the museum. Do you know what that corner looked like before the museum expanded or, even earlier, when it was the main entrance to the Diana

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

A Most Exceptional Man: The Edward S. Stephens Story (Part Two)

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A Most Exceptional Man: Edward S. Stephens (Part One)

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