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The following images were contributed by The Color of Asheville, UNCA Ramsey Library Special Collections, Black Highlanders Collection, Pack Library’s North Carolina Room, Erin Daniell, and The YMI Cultural Center of Asheville.

Stephens-Lee High was constructed in 1921/22. Excluding the gymnasium, the high school was torn down in 1975. Source: YMI Cultural Center.
Circa 1940 Summer School AA Teachers. Source: YMI Cultural Center.
Circa 1940 Summer School AA Teachers. Source: YMI Cultural Center.
YMI Beauty Salon. Source: YMI Cultural Center.
Gilbert Sleigh and officer. Source: YMI Cultural Center.
Gilbert Sleigh. Source: YMI Cultural Center.
Gilbert Sleigh on right. Source: YMI Cultural Center.
Gilbert Sleigh portrait. Source: YMI Cultural Center.
Allen Home School. Source: Black Highlands Collection.
Asheville Royal Giants Baseball Team (around 1918).
Source: Pack Library’s North Carolina Room.
YMI. Source: Black Highlanders Collection.
YWCA. Source: Ramsey Library Special Collections.
Source: Pack Library’s North Carolina Room.
YMI Orchestra. Source: Black Highlanders Collection.
Stephens-Lee Gymnasium (today). Source: Erin Daniell.
Source: Pack Library’s North Carolina Room.
Burton St. Peace Garden. Source: Erin Daniell.
Allen Home School students. Source: Black Highlanders Collection.
Anita Pearson. Source: Pack Library’s North Carolina Room.
Riverside Cemetery. Source: Erin Daniell.
Source: Erin Daniell.
Beta Lambda Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. Source: Black Highlanders Collection.
Mountain St. School. Source: Black Highlanders Collection.
Black Masonic Temple. Source: Black Highlanders Collection.
South Asheville Cemetery. Source: Erin Daniell.
Stephens-Lee Alma Mater. Source: Erin Daniell.
Stephens-Lee High School photography class. Source: Black Highlanders Collection.
Isaac Dickson was the first African-American on Asheville’s School Board. He was the first African-American to hold the position in the whole state. Found in the Black Highlanders Collection. Source: Black Highlanders Collection.
Source: Ramsey Library Special Collections.
Stephens-Lee. Source: Erin Daniell.
South Asheville Cemetery. Source: Erin Daniell.
South Asheville Cemetery. Source: Erin Daniell.