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This article examines the efforts in Wilson County between 1941 and 1953 by educational activists who fought for equal educational opportunities for African-American students. The article discusses the poor conditions forced upon students and the role of the NAACP and activist Mark Sharpe has in improving those conditions.
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This article explores female higher education institutions in North Carolina during the American Civil War and how they were able to maintain their functions while also increasing enrollments. It also looks the personal correspondence between students and their families during war times and the discussions of the hardships placed on the academies due to the conflict.
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