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Rogers recounts the life of Alexander Graham - teacher, Civil War soldier, historian, and the father of North Carolina's graded school system.
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44197
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"The graded school system in Fayetteville and its first superintendent Alexander Graham became examples for the rest of the state in the late 1800s. An interesting event that led to a pronounced improvement of educational opportunities in Fayetteville came as a result of a court trial in 1878 that resulted in a group of young boys , both black and white, being called as witnesses. The black boys signed their names to testimony given, while the white boys were only able to sign their mark. the episode creating astonishment and shame among white inhabitants and thus instigating a determination for good schools in the area. The graded school system started in Fayetteville in September 1878.
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