This week in Affrilachian history: Sept. 27 through Oct. 3
Discover key milestones in Affrilachian history: educator Fannie Cobb Carter’s birth and the founding of integrated Storer College in Harpers Ferry.
Presented by The West Virginia Humanities Council
The following events happened on these dates in Affrilachian history. To learn more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at wvencyclopedia.org.
Sept. 30, 1872: Educator Fannie Cobb Carter was born in Charleston. She organized the teacher-training department at what is now West Virginia State University, led the State Industrial Home for Colored Girls in Huntington and was director of adult education in Kanawha County.
Oct. 2, 1867: Storer College, one of the earliest integrated institutions of higher learning in the nation, opened in Harpers Ferry. It closed in 1955, but many of its buildings still stand in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
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