History of Pitt County Schools
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For Teachers and the public: below you will find resources for connecting Jim Crow Era history to Pitt County.
There are short explanations, links to readings, and primary source documents. Use these resources at your professional discretion.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to see all the resources: (contributors Nicki Griffin, Steven A. Hill)
General Statements
-- The Jim Crow Era of American History spans from the 1890s to the 1960s
-- C.M. Eppes, J.H. Rose, D.D. Garrett, and W.H. Davenport were local educational leaders who each played a part in the Jim Crow Era South
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The document below contains a letter to the editor written by Professor Eppes in 1902 in defense of North Carolina Charles B. Aycock.