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"Slave Given as Debt Bond to Start School"
Dublin Core
Title
"Slave Given as Debt Bond to Start School"
Subject
Anderson, Joe
Mars Hill College--History
Slavery
Mars Hill College--History
Slavery
Description
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.
Creator
The Times
Source
Mars Hill College Records - A, Box 1
Publisher
Southern Appalachian Archives, Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies, Mars Hill University
Date
1926-10-17
Rights
These images may be viewed, downloaded, and printed for personal and educational use, but any commercial use is prohibited without permission from the Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University. Questions may be directed to the Archivist at (828) 689-1262 or archives@mhu.edu.
Coverage
Mars Hill, North Carolina
Text Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Newspaper article
Files
Collection
Citation
The Times, “"Slave Given as Debt Bond to Start School",” Southern Appalachian Archives Mars Hill University, accessed October 23, 2026, https://southernappalachianarchives.org/items/show/695.