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Ella Mae Bridges Rogers used her love for the Lord to impact her community. She was an usher and a major organizer for getting her church, Mount Zion AME Zion Church in Cullowhee, North Carolina, involved in Mountain Heritage Day at Western Carolina…

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Elizabeth Haley was very family oriented. Elizabeth's husband passed away when their daughter, Georgia, was three, leaving her to raise Georgia alone. Haley's father, Walter, helped Elizabeth a great deal in Georgia's upbringing. This is a photograph…

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Born in Canton on June 22, 1919, Edward Lewis Thompson was a dedicated member of his community, as his motto in life was to “never stop learning.” He served his community for 57 years as a deacon in the Pleasant Grove Baptist church. This was a man…

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First Baptist Church and Tuckaseegee River in Bryson City, North Carolina