School Life

Photo Credit: Irma Mills and her students from the Green Mountain School, Fruitland. Courtesy of Heritage of Black Highlanders Collection, UNCAsheville Ramsey Library
School Life
John Marable, Principal of the Ninth Avenue School
After serving as Principal of the Ninth Avenue School, John Marable played an important role in community organizations like the ...
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Alma Avery Interview
Alma Avery shares her experiences growing up in poverty and then later working in a box factory in Henderson County ...
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Brickton Colored School
Brickton Colored School served African American students in the Fletcher area from the time it was built in 1930 until ...
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Mr. Walter Allman, The Gentleman Custodian
The Henderson County Education Foundation inducted eight honorees into the Education Foundation Hall of Fame on April 26, 2007, at ...
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