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Sylvester Owens Produced Beauty as Biltmore Estate’s Head Gardener

Sylvester Owens worked for 44 years at Biltmore Estate, including 14 years as head gardener.

Sylvester Owens Produced Beauty as Biltmore Estate’s Head Gardener

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Election Day Riot of 1868: “Fourteen Negroes Wounded and One Killed.”

Election Day Riot of 1868: “Fourteen Negroes Wounded and One Killed.”

Allen High School’s Nina Simone Sang for Civil Rights

Allen High School’s Nina Simone Sang for Civil Rights

Alfred “Al” Whitesides Fights for Equal Rights and Education

Alfred “Al” Whitesides Fights for Equal Rights and Education

Historic Black Churches Offer Community and Refuge for Their Members

Historic Black Churches Offer Community and Refuge for Their Members

Dr. Oralene Simmons Inspired Change Through Activism

Dr. Oralene Simmons Inspired Change Through Activism

Isaac Dickson Championed Education, Business Growth in Asheville

Isaac Dickson Championed Education, Business Growth in Asheville

Asheville Icon: Meet Matthew Bacoate, Jr.

Asheville Icon: Meet Matthew Bacoate, Jr.

A Long Legacy of Black Media in Asheville

A Long Legacy of Black Media in Asheville

A Musical Tribute to the Lives Lost in the Swannanoa Gap Tunnel

A Musical Tribute to the Lives Lost in the Swannanoa Gap Tunnel

Mrs. S. Foster’s Tourist Home Offered Safe Space for Black Travelers

Mrs. S. Foster’s Tourist Home Offered Safe Space for Black Travelers

Ruby Rice Jones Lived a Life of Service Despite Racial Injustice

Ruby Rice Jones Lived a Life of Service Despite Racial Injustice

The Evolution of Asheville’s Rabbit’s Motel and Restaurant

The Evolution of Asheville’s Rabbit’s Motel and Restaurant

Dr. Charles Blair: A Crusader for Health Care Equality

Dr. Charles Blair: A Crusader for Health Care Equality

Mechanic and Southside Mentor: Remembering Wendell “Tank” Charles Blair, Sr.

Mechanic and Southside Mentor: Remembering Wendell “Tank” Charles Blair, Sr.

E.W. Pearson: “The Black Mayor of West Asheville”

E.W. Pearson: “The Black Mayor of West Asheville”

Julia Pauline Greenlee Ray and Thelma Caldwell: Black Leaders of Asheville’s YWCA

Julia Pauline Greenlee Ray and Thelma Caldwell: Black Leaders of Asheville’s YWCA

Carl Johnson Defended the Rights of Black Tenants in Asheville

Carl Johnson Defended the Rights of Black Tenants in Asheville

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