Person in the county’s record

Peter Weddick Moore

“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

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NCpedia: Peter Weddick Moore NCpedia Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry
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.

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Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room in Hillsborough: books, maps, microfilm, family files, and staff who know the county

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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. · 1929

The July 1937 to June 1938 files include the correspondences of N. C. Newbold, the director of the Division of Cooperation in Education and Race Relations. The division worked to provide information on African American …

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