By Erin Harney
alabamanewscenter.com
In the recently released “From Marion to Montgomery: The Early Years of Alabama State University, 1867-1925,” author Joseph Caver brings to light new information about the founding in a detailed history of one of the country’s earliest historically black universities.
Caver is a former senior archivist at the Air Force Historical Research Agency at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, a history lecturer at Alabama State University (ASU) and he was the first Black archivist at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
Caver’s interest in researching his alma mater began during graduate school, while working at the state archives.
From Marion to Montgomery sheds new light on the founding, history of Alabama State University
By Erin Harney
February 26, 2021
Lincoln School in Marion, Perry County, c. 1870-1899. The Lincoln School was one of the first institutions established for the education of African Americans after the Civil War. (Lincoln Normal School, Brantley Collection, Samford University Library, D-000108)
In the recently released “From Marion to Montgomery: The Early Years of Alabama State University, 1867-1925,” author Joseph Caver brings to light new information about the founding in a detailed history of one of the country’s earliest historically black universities.
Caver is a former senior archivist at the Air Force Historical Research Agency at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, a history lecturer at Alabama State University (ASU) and he was the first Black archivist at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
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After months of insisting A-level and GCSE exams in England would go ahead, the government confirmed this week they would be cancelled, with Northern Ireland also cancelling exams on Wednesday night. This follows the precedent set by Wales and Scotland, which made the announcement months ago.
The Guardian spoke to four school students about their reaction.
‘There’s no way exams could go ahead, it wouldn’t be a level playing field’
James Childs: ‘Some kids have isolated for every case in our year group.’ Photograph: Guardian Community
In Sheffield, 16-year-old James Childs said that while he wanted to sit his GCSEs, making students take them as normal would have been unfair. Since he had returned to school in September, he had been required to self-isolate three times, missing six weeks of in-person learning, whereas some students had not had to isolate at all.
Michael LePage named newest county road commissioner
Will be replacing the retiring Michael Power
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Michael LePage (Tribune File Photo)
BAD AXE Michael LePage, the Pigeon village president, was chosen unanimously by the Huron County Board of Commissioners to be the newest member of the county’s road commission board during the board s Dec. 22 meeting.
LePage was interviewed for the position along with four other candidates at this week’s commissioners meeting, which was held over Zoom. Of the candidates, LePage was the only one to not be interviewed in person, doing so over Zoom because of a family emergency.