This collection includes numerous newspaper clippings concerning the Young Men's Institute (YMI) in Asheville. Many African American women were involved with the YMI, including Oralene Simmons, Margaret Fuller, Wanda Henry-Coleman, and Ceretha Ann…
Often excluded and invisible from the histories of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, those of African-American descent contributed much to the physical and cultural environment of these highlands. Those who were credited as being responsible for…
Various newspaper clippings concerning local African Americans. Those clippings concerning black women are entitled "The Colored People: Here and Elsewhere," "1982 Annual Report--Reports from the Staff," "A Black Legacy and a Black Struggle," "In…