http://digitalhumanities.wcu.edu/omeka/files/original/193a99a114fe8112a79f80260a079bcf.jpg 7243df27c06802f3fa6263a3646607b0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Lift Every Voice": African-American History in Haywood County Description An account of the resource This display was created by students in the History Department's Introduction to Museums and Historic Site Interpretation Course in Spring 2016. The online exhibit draws from materials collected by the Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center, Lift Every Voice, African-American History Project, based in Haywood County, Waynesville, NC. The Pigeon Community Multicultural Center and the public history program at Western Carolina University would like to give special thanks to Georgia Forney, who provided a wealth of primary source materials that allowed this project to be created. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Editor: Charles Jones Compiled and created by students in the Public History program at Western Carolina University, Spring 2016 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lift Every Voice: Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center Oral History Project. Haywood County Public Library History Collection Georgia Forney, of Haywood County, North Carolina Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Levern Hamlin Subject The topic of the resource Allen, Levern Hamlin Western Carolina College -- students African American women college students -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee African American college students -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee Description An account of the resource Levern Hamlin of Mecklenburg County was the first African American student to be admitted to Western Carolina College in 1957. Hamlin was already a public school teacher, and applied to the college to qualify for an advanced teaching certificate. Her admittance and attendance did not spark the type of resistance that occurred at other Southern schools. Besides being the first black student at Western, she holds the distinction of being the first back student admitted to any of North Carolina’s state supported colleges. In 1987, Levern Hamlin Allen was named to the college’s Board of Trustees. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Western Carolina University Hunter Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission granted by WCU Hunter Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context HL_UA_2273 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Jackson County (N.C.)