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This article from an unidentified newspaper describes a ceremony at Mars Hill College in which Joe Anderson's ashes, which had been removed from a local cemetery, were reburied on campus with an inscribed granite marker.

This is a cartoon representing Joe Anderson and telling the story of his being taken into custody as payment for Mars Hill College's debt.

This is an article that tells the Joe Anderson story and describes the ceremony that honored him in October, 1932 when his ashes were dug up and moved to the Mars Hill College campus and reburied with a granite marker.

This is an article written by W.D. Weatherford for The Southern Workman. It uses the Joe Anderson and Mars Hill College story as a starting point to talk about overcoming prejudice against African Americans. W.D. Weatherford presented some version of…

This undated manuscript by Mary Johnston Avery tells the story of Joe Anderson being taken as payment for a Mars Hill College construction debt and follows the story to the 1932 dedication of a monument to Mr. Anderson.

This article talks about the early history of Mars Hill College on the occasion of its annual Founder's Day and mentions the Joe Anderson story as an example of how poor the school was at one point.

This is a letter from Spencer B. King, Jr., Assistant Dean of Mars Hill College to Mr. George Digges of the Buncombe County Courthouse asking for documentation of the story that Shackleford and Clayton had a court order for the seizing of Joe…

This is a letter from Spencer B. King, Jr., Assistant Dean of Mars Hill College to Mr. J.E. Swain, Clerk of Superior Court, Buncombe County asking Mr. Swain to help find evidence in the court records about Shackleford and Clayton levying Joe Anderson…

This is a letter from Spencer B. King, Jr., Assistant Dean of Mars Hill College to Mr. J.E. Swain, Clerk of Superior Court, Buncombe County thanking Mr. Swain for his help in searching for evidence in the court records about Shackleford and Clayton…

This is a letter from J.E. Swain, Clerk of Superior Court, Buncombe County to Mr. Spencer B. King, Jr., Assistant Dean of Mars Hill College saying that he had not found any evidence in the court records about Shackleford and Clayton levying Joe…