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Oscar Carver Beasley

Oscar Carver Beasley was an African American parent and community leader in the Sartin and Cedar Grove neighborhoods of northern Orange County. He sat on the Sartin school advisory committee in 1949 and on the building committee for the new Cedar Grove School in 1951. Over the next fifteen years he returned to the county school board with his neighbors to ask for classrooms, a lunchroom, playground land and repairs.

Source: NC State Historic Preservation Office: National Register file OR3044

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  1. Arthur Wells is named to the advisory committee for the Sartin school The News of Orange County printed the county's new school committees, including the suggested advisory committee members for the Black schools. Oscar Beasley, Euddie Villines and Arthur Wells were listed for the Sartin school, on two-year terms. People: Oscar Carver BeasleySearch the index · DigitalNC: The News of Orange County, May 12, 1949, p. 1
  2. Arthur Wells is named to the Cedar Grove school advisory committee The Orange County Board of Education named Wayne Compton, Oscar Beasley, Carter White, Lonnie Thompson and Arthur Wells to two-year terms as the advisory committee of the Cedar Grove school. People: Oscar Carver Beasley, Carter WhiteSearch the index · DigitalNC: The News of Orange County, May 5, 1955, p. 1
  3. A Cedar Grove committee asks for classrooms, a lunchroom and playground land Wayne Compton, Arthur Wells, Lonnie Thompson, Carter White and Oscar Beasley asked the county board for four more classrooms at Cedar Grove School, a lunchroom large enough to grow, and two more acres for a playground. The board did not act. People: Arthur Wells, Oscar Carver Beasley, Carter WhiteNC State Historic Preservation Office: Cedar Grove School, National Register nomination (OR3044), p. 21
  4. Cedar Grove's advisory committee asks for two more classrooms Lonnie Thompson, Arthur Wells, Carter White, Wayne Compton and Oscar Beasley of the school's advisory committee asked the board for a two-classroom addition. The board agreed to consider it and in August approved Archie Royal Davis's plans with a $20,000 limit. People: Archie Royal Davis, Arthur Wells, Oscar Carver Beasley, Carter WhiteNC State Historic Preservation Office: Cedar Grove School, National Register nomination (OR3044), p. 22
  5. Cedar Grove's advisory council asks for a painted lunchroom and a paved playground Oscar Beasley and Arthur Wells of the Cedar Grove Advisory Council asked the board to paint the lunchroom, hang doors on the girls' restroom and give the school a hard-surfaced playground. The board granted part of the request. People: Arthur Wells, Oscar Carver BeasleyNC State Historic Preservation Office: Cedar Grove School, National Register nomination (OR3044), p. 23

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