Gregory Normal School
Gregory Normal School was the first legal school admitting African-American students in Wilmington, North Carolina. It operated from 1868 to 1921.
The school's campus, c. 1910
It was originally known as Wilmington Normal School when it was organized by a group of eight Protestant missionaries from New England who were sponsored by the American Missionary Association. It was renamed the Gregory Normal Institute in 1883 in honor of James J. H. Gregory of Marblehead, Massachusetts who made a substantial donation to the school's operations.[1]
Gregory was a high school level school that sought to prepare its students for studying in colleges and universities elsewhere.
Alumni
- George Edward Davis (educator),[2] professor at Biddle University and later supervisor of Rosenwald School building[3]
- Caroline Sadgwar Manly, one of the Fisk Jubilee Singers and Wife of Alexander Manly[4]
- Bertha McNeill
References
- https://www.ncpedia.org/gregory-normal-institute
- https://portcitydaily.com/community-and-events/2019/02/27/local-shout-the-other-george-davis/
- Stack, Claudia (December 18, 2020). "The Inversion: African Americans and Education (Part One)". Medium.
- https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/history/2023/03/15/wilmington-carrie-sadgwar-connected-to-1898-and-to-music-history/69960491007/
Additional sources
External links
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