Black History of Ayden

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  N.C. Native To Appear On Sportsworld In Karate Heavyweight Championship

  News clipping about Demetrius "Oaktree" Edwards. This clipping highlights his education and how he came to participate in the Professional Karate Association.
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  South Ayden Teachers and Principals 1931-1971

  This is a list of teachers and principals that taught at South Ayden High School.
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  Principal Gaston Monk

  Mr. Gaston Monk was the principal of South Ayden High School from 1966-1971.
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  Principal John Warren Ormond Sr.

  Mr. John Warren Ormond, Sr. was the principal of South Ayden High School from 1931-1966.
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  Principals and Assistant Principals

  This is a list of principals and assistant principals from South Ayden High School.
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  South Ayden Graduating Class 1968-1971

  This is a list of graduates from South Ayden High School, covering the years 1968-1971.
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  South Ayden Graduating Class 1967-1968

  This is a list of graduates from South Ayden High School, covering the years 1967-1968.
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  South Ayden Graduating Class 1965

  This is a list of graduates from South Ayden High School, covering the year 1965.
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  South Ayden Graduating Class 1963-1964

  This is a list of graduates from South Ayden High School, covering the years 1963-1964.
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  South Ayden Graduating Class 1960-1962

  This is a list of graduates from South Ayden High School, covering the years 1960-1962.
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  South Ayden Graduating Class 1956-1958

  This is a list of graduates from South Ayden High School, covering the years 1956-1958.
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  Seven Held in Bombing

  This news clipping from Statesville Record & Landmark in Statesville, North Carolina, reports on the bombings of the newly integrated high school Ayden-Grfiton. Seven Black high school students were accused of setting the dynamite explosion.
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  8 Bombings, 300 Arrests in Ayden

  This news clipping from The Campus Echo in Durham, North Carolina reports on the bombings in Ayden, NC. This includes the bombing of the newly integrated high school Ayden-Grfiton. Seven Black high school students were accused for creating and detonating the bomb.
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  1964, South Ayden Graduating Class

  This is a black and white photo of the South Ayden High School graduating class of 1964. There are a total of sixty students, fifty-eight students are in caps and gowns, on the left one female student is wearing white and a sash which says "Marshal", on the right one male student is wearing white and a sash which says "Chief Marshal".
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  1966, South Ayden Graduating Class

  This is a black and white photo of the South Ayden High School graduating class of 1966. There are a total of sixty students, fifty-eight students are in caps and gowns, on the left one female student is wearing white and a sash, on the right one female student is wearing white and a sash.
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  1948, South Ayden Graduating Class

  This is a black and white photo of the South Ayden High School graduating class of 1948. There are a total of twelve students.
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  1965, South Ayden Graduating Class

  This is a black and white photo of the South Ayden Graduating class of 1965. There are a total of sixty students, fifty-eight students are in caps and gowns, on the left one female student is in white and wearing a sash that says, "Chief Marshal" on the right one female student is in white and wearing a sash that says, "Marshal".
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  Constitution and Bylaws of the Pitt County Medical Society

  A bound copy of the constitution and bylaws for the Pitt County Medical Society owned and heavily annotated by William Cobb Whitfield. In addition to the bylaws and constitution, the society's "blacklist" of patients is also included. The “blacklist” covered patients who have "not made satisfactory arrangements about the settlement of his or her medical account." Henry Blount and Dennis Dupree are listed in the book on pages 9 and 13. Date approximated.
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  John Albritton Marriage License

  This is a Marriage License for John Albritton and Ms. Cherry. The couple was married on February 9, 1938.
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  John Albritton Military Registration Card

  This is a Military Registration Card for John Albritton. He was a Sailor in the United States Navy during World War II. 
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  John Albritton Certificate of Death

  This is a Certificate of Death for John Albritton. He served in World War II as a Sailor in the United States Navy. Albritton was born March 9, 1920, and died September 13, 1944, at the age of 24.
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  Earlene Albritton Certificate of Death

  This is a Certificate of Death for Earlene Albritton. Earlene was three months old when she died August 19, 1940.
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  George Albritton Standard Certificate of Death

  This is a Standard Certificate of Death for George Albritton. George was born in 1906, and died June 16, 1934, at the age of 28.
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  Estella Cherry Certificate of Death

  This is a Certificate of Death for Estella Cherry. Estella died on September 26, 1955, at the age of 71. She was buried in Ayden, North Carolina.
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  Deana Cherry Standard Certificate of Death

  This is a Standard Certificate of Death for Deana Cherry. Deana was born on March 17, 1902, and died on July 6, 1927, at the age of 25. She was buried in Ayden, North Carolina.