The 1920 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory lists some of the staff members of the breakaway Wilson Normal and Industrial Institute, known variously as the Industrial School, the Independent School, the Wilson Training School, and here, Wilson Normal School.
Principal Mary M. Jennings and Georgia Burke (not Burton) were among the teachers who resigned in 1918 after superintendent Charles L. Coon’s assault on Mary C. Euell.
I am so proud to learn about these proud fearless women who stood up to the brutality and disrespect of their times. They took their future in their own hands and created a safe environment for themselves and their students. BRAVO! 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
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