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Abraham H. Peeler Papers

Born in Greensboro, Abraham H. Peeler (1904-1991) was an important leader in the local African American community for many decades. Perhaps best remembered as the principal of J.C. Price Elementary School from 1931 to 1969, he also maintained a lifelong interest in organized sports and officiated at high school and college football and basketball games for 32 years. This collection is rich in information relating to the local public school system, particularly J.C. Price School, and the evolution of African American education in North Carolina. The digitized items include a minute book from Ashe Street School, photographs of students at Dudley High School, and printed material relating to the NC Negro Teachers Association. The digitized materials pertaining to J.C. Price School include teachers' handbooks compiled by Peeler and numerous images of the school and its students.

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Art exhibit at J.C. Price School
Visitors and students look at the students' artwork on display at J.C. Price School.
Art projects
Two students work on art projects in a classroom at J.C. Price School.
Ashe Street School
Photograph of Ashe Street School with the student body posed in front of the building.
Ashe Street School minute book
This minute book composed between 1920 and 1925 is a record of the development of the Ashe Street Parent Teachers' Association and its change into the J.C. Price Parent Teachers' Association. Topics include descriptions of meetings, elections of officers, treasury reports, a petition to the Greensboro Board of Education, records of donations and fundraising activities, and accounts of the foundations of the Ashe Street Parent Teachers' Association. Also includes the PTA resolution to name the new school after Grace McLean Nelson instead of J.C. Price, and the later decision to name the PTA chapter after Price.
Basketball game
Members of the Dudley High School basketball team gathered on either side of the basket for a free throw.
Choir performing on stage
A choir performs on stage at J.C. Price School.
Correspondence relating to Booker T. Washington's tour of North Carolina
This folder contains correspondence pertaining to Booker T. Washington's public speaking tour through North Carolina in 1910.
Crowds during a football game
Players from Dudley High School and another team play football out on a field.
Crowds during a football game
Crowds cheer on the players during a Dudley High School football game.
Displaying artwork
A student and teacher hold up a finished work of art.
Drama group
A teacher poses with a group of students around and on a sofa on a theatrical stage.
Dramatic performance
Students act in a play on stage at J.C. Price School.
Dramatic performance
Students act in a play on stage at J.C. Price School.
Dramatic performance
Students act in a play on stage at J.C. Price School.
Dudley High School basketball team
Members of the Dudley High School basketball team pose on the basketball court.
Dudley High School basketball team
Members of the Dudley High School basketball team pose on the basketball court.
Dudley High School cheerleaders
Members of the Dudley High School cheerleading squad pose outdoors.
Dudley High School cheerleaders
Members of the Dudley High School cheerleading squad pose outdoors.
Dudley High School football game
A Dudley High School football game.
Dudley High School football players
Dudley High School football players practice on a field near the school.

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