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Historical Documents

Below is a letter from George Roscoe Whitfield to his teachers just before the start of Christmas break in 1924. Before reading, be reminded that North Carolina Schools were segregated by race during the Jim Crow Era. 

Please read this short overview of 1920s racial segregation in North Carolina from NCpedia, the state's archives.

 

 

First page of the PDF file: GR_Whitfield_Letter_New_Doc_2017-07-08

1916-1917 PCS Colored Schools

These are original records relating to Jim Crow Era "colored" Schools in Pitt County NC. This information is already publicly accessible via the NC State Archives in Raleigh; however, we are making it more available to the general public here.

1916-1917 PCS white schools

Pitt County Schools, Jim Crow Era, records. This information is already accessible at the NC State Archives in Raleigh; however, we are making more available to the general public here.