Record #:

42852

Author(s):

Motley, Gene

Abstract:

James Peele was born and raised in Hertford County near Ahoskie. Peele worked with N.C. Cooperative Extension Service as a Bertie County Farm Agent for 30 years. In 2017, he became Powellsville's first African American mayor.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 13 Issue 2, March 2021, p47-49

Subject(s):

Powellsville--people