Founded after Black parents boycotted the public Colored Graded School to protest mistreatment of Black teachers, Wilson Normal and Industrial Institute, (also called the Independent School) operated for about ten years.

The school had neither a crest nor a motto, but, in honor of its 103rd anniversary this month, I imagined both.

QUIA NOS STARE — Because we stand.

For more about Wilson Normal & Industrial Institute, see:

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