Mother’s Words of Wisdom
Mother’s Words of Wisdom Every shut eye ain’t sleeping. Mrs. Olivia McMinn Sin will take you further than you want to go, Keep you longer than you want to stay, Cost you more than you …
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Resources
We are fortunate to live in a community that is collaborating to share a wealth of resources, both written and photographic, about the experience of local African-Americans. Additional materials that highlight the important role African-Americans have played in Henderson County are always welcome. In …
Food Life
Photo Credit: Menu from the Landina Guest House Hendersonville’s Green Book Guest House, Courtesy of Melinda Lowrance Food Life
Work Life
Photo Credit: James Roberts, Skyland Hotel Cook, 1930 Courtesy of the Baker Barber Collection Work Life
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
Spiritual Life
Photo Credit: Photo by Black History Research Committee of Henderson County Spiritual Life
Cemeteries
Photo Credit: Old fieldstone headstone in African American section of Mill Creek Cemetery. Photo by Henderson County Black History Research Group Cemeteries
Community Groups
Photo Credit: Henry Simmons, President of the Society of Necessity, Courtesy of Hortence Potts Community Groups