School Life

Through the hard work of many people, Henderson County’s Black schools endured, persevered, and often prospered in less than ideal ...
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All 16 of the Yearbooks from the Ninth Avenue School are available at: https://lib.digitalnc.org/search?ln=en&rm=&ln=en&sf=year&so=a&rg=10&c=DigitalNC&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0&p=903%3AHendersonCountyPublicLibrary_091019_TKD_01903%3AHendersonCountyPublicLibrary_091019_TKD_01 - Search Results – DigitalNC ...
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In the early 1960's Henderson County's Community Council successfully pressed for the desegregation of schools and other reforms. Excerpt from ...
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There are very few records for the Henderson County schools relating to Blacks, but it appears that education for Blacks ...
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John Marable was an innovative principal who instituted sports teams and a marching band, and led the transition from the ...
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Although its resources were limited, the Sixth Avenue School had dedicated teachers. The school also served as a African-American community ...
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The Ninth Avenue School The Ninth Avenue School served African American students from Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties from 1951 ...
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The Eula B. Owens Play School was opened in 1955 and named in honor of a woman who taught at ...
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Photo Credit: Irma Mills and her students from the Green Mountain School, Fruitland. Courtesy of Heritage of Black Highlanders Collection, UNCAsheville ...
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Julius Rosenwald, President of Sears, donated funds to build 5,000 schools for African Americans in the 1920’s.  One of them ...
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