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1885 - Myers Street School

Most people come to call it the Jacob's Ladder School, nick-named for the outside stairways that criss-crossed the wooden building. Its official name is the Myers Street School, Charlotte's first graded school for black children.

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History Timeline [1]
Industrial South 1879-1913 [2]
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80
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Event Date Field: 
Thursday, January 1, 1885
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[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/history-timeline [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/industrial-south-1879-1913