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Peter Weddick Moore

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“Educator. Was born into slavery. President, what is now Elizabeth City State University, 1891-1923. Grave 1/3 mi. SE.”
State historical marker: A-90: Peter Weddick Moore 1859-1934

1858–1934 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Division of Cooperation in Education and Race Relations, Correspondence of the Director, July 1937-June 1938

North Carolina. Department of Public Instruction · 1937

N. C. Newbold's correspondence as division director for July 1937 to June 1938. His North Carolina office for cooperation in education and race relations dealt with African American schools and colleges, the General Education Board and race relations; Peter Weddick Moore (1858 to 1934) is among the people named, and UNC at Chapel Hill and Duke appear. 232 images.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Moore, Peter Weddick, 1858-1934.

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Background context: NCpedia: Peter Weddick Moore NCpedia Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry
Background context: Historical marker A-90: Peter Weddick Moore 1859-1934 NC Highway Historical Marker Educator. Was born into slavery. President, what is now Elizabeth City State University, 1891-1923. Grave 1/3 mi. SE.
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for Peter Weddick Moore NC LIVE An advanced search of the state’s shared databases already scoped to Orange County’s places and this subject; edit it freely, and sign in through your North Carolina library to read
Ask locally: Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
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