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A coalition of local African American leaders and George Vanderbilt’s philanthropic support yielded Asheville’s Young Men’s Institute. The nonsectarian school offered educational and cultural opportunities for Western North Carolina African American communities. Its two-fold mission was to open the door for personal advancement in society and help dispel racist attitudes that often kept this door closed for African Americans.