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Elizabeth was diagnosed with cancer in 1950. Not long after, she began travelling to Chapel Hill for treatment. She eventually moved to Chapel Hill, to be near one of her sisters, after her daughter, Georgia, married and began to start her own…

It is a black and white photo of Mrs. Titus. Mrs. Titus was the principal of Allen Home High School. In this photo she is wearing glasses, earrings, and a black and white shirt.

This movie poster from the 1934 movie "Judge Priest" is notable for its inclusion of Stepin Fetchit on its list of stars. Barely any black actors were ever billed at all, and achieving fame was incredibly hard. Stepin Fetchit, however, managed to…

This document details the brief history of the Jones Temple AME Zion Church in Waynesville from its inception to the further establishment of leadership, community involvement and lasting impact in an area of North Carolina that was largely…

The building that would eventually become Jones Temple AME Zion Church was first built in 1855 and used by Waynesville First Methodist until 1883, when a new church was built just off Pigeon Street. Jones Temple AME Zion Church broke off from…

It is a black and white photo of a white church with a steeple with wreaths on the doors. There are stain glass windows and a sign off to the side.