{"id":1390,"date":"2026-07-28T18:49:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/?page_id=1390"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:32:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:32:59","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1390\" class=\"elementor elementor-1390\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2da8c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2da8c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a5bcdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-nav_menu\" data-id=\"21a5bcdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-nav_menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-main-menu-container\"><ul id=\"menu-main-menu\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-939\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-939\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1066\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1066\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/history\/\">School History<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1409\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1409\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/timeline\/\">Timeline<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1062\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1062\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/educators\/\">Educators &#038; Principals<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1285\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1285\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/research-notes-resources\/\">Research Notes &amp; Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1064\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1064\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/photo-archive\/\">Photo Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1408\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1408\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/hall-of-fame\/\">Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1063\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1063\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/about-the-book\/\">About the Book<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1065\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1065\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-181d1be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"181d1be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd306e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bd306e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Princeville and School Timeline<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7526daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7526daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This timeline brings together key moments in the intertwined histories of Princeville and Princeville Graded School. It highlights major events that shaped the town\u2019s development, the establishment and growth of its public school, and the community\u2019s ongoing resilience. By presenting these milestones side by side, the timeline offers a broader view of how Princeville and its school evolved together over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6de17b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c6de17b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b7da85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11b7da85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59bc9a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59bc9a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1863<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37423f2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37423f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emancipation Proclamation Issued<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5f84d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d5f84d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>President Lincoln\u2019s order declared freedom for enslaved people in Confederate states, reshaping the future of Black education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e223fdd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e223fdd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c3c063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66c3c063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1882<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433244e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"433244e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">William Patrick Mabson Selected as Principal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e30b5ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e30b5ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mabson became the first principal of Princeville Graded School, setting the foundation for its academic and civic mission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486a3d76 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"486a3d76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3d9540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a3d9540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1883<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6334497d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6334497d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Princeville Graded School Opens<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1364ae33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1364ae33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The school officially began serving the children of Princeville, becoming one of the earliest formal Black educational institutions in the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc52f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fcc52f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18fa4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18fa4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1885<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e7817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32e7817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Princeville Incorporated<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0020ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0020ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Princeville became the first independently governed African American town chartered in the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e87c9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e87c9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a37bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0a37bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1887<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e20f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87e20f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">School Faces First Recorded Flood<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7255e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7255e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Princeville Graded School experienced its first documented flood, marking the beginning of the recurring high\u2011water events that would affect the town and school for decades.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c2d8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33c2d8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424bb0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"424bb0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496a2cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"496a2cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1910<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af2b3ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af2b3ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advanced Courses Added to the Curriculum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09a879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a09a879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During his tenure, Principal William Perry introduced advanced-level coursework to Princeville Graded School, expanding the curriculum to include high school subjects, allowing the school to graduate its first 8th\u2011grade class.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58577bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58577bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea58f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea58f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1921<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d436a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9d436a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enrollment Reaches 667 Students<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db0cb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3db0cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Princeville Graded School grew into a thriving educational hub, reflecting the town\u2019s expanding population and commitment to learning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e45a109 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e45a109\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c817ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c817ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1943<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac6539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ac6539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Walston becomes First Female Principal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1543167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1543167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At age 37, Helen Arabelle Walston became the first female principal of Princeville Graded School after teaching there for at least a decade. She went on to serve as principal for more than ten years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b58d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23b58d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62bd5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f62bd5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1948<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de42e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de42e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Students Start Riding a Bus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1299942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1299942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Tarboro City School Board was finally pressed into purchasing a bus to transport Princeville students in grades 5 and higher to East Tarboro for high school. Before this, students had to walk more than two miles each way, a daily burden.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d2258 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76d2258\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5c73a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f5c73a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2001<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d6c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92d6c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Listed on the National Register of Historic Places<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80b0fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e80b0fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The school\u2019s legacy was formally recognized as a site of national historical significance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4efc3bde e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4efc3bde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae8b884 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ae8b884\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc4f0eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dc4f0eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>On the website:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/books\/\">School History<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/timeline\/\">Timeline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/war-and-peace\/\">Educators &amp; Principals<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/research-notes-resources\/\">Research Notes &amp; Sources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/the-life-of-a-pirate-and-robinson\/\">Photo Archive<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/hall-of-fame\/\">Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/wild-life\/\">About the Book<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a137e6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a137e6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359c6578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"359c6578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Saundra-promo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1198\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553005cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"553005cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About the Author<\/strong><\/p><p>Saundra Stanley is a researcher and writer dedicated to restoring the stories of the educators who shaped Princeville Graded School. Her work brings forward the names, lives, and legacies of the teachers who served generations of Black students in Princeville, North Carolina.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5042d1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5042d1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63475fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63475fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:pes.research01@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pes.research01@gmail.com<\/a><\/p><p>Request an Interview \/ Speaking Inquiry<\/p><p><strong>Project Credits:<\/strong><\/p><p>Research by Saundra Stanley. Historical materials courtesy of families, archives, and community members. Website curated as part of the Princeville Graded School History Project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39716a5d elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"39716a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-repeater-item-a7f0366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100075834444110\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-facebook\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.78 90.69 226.38 209.25 245V327.69h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.31 482.38 504 379.78 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d013f7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d013f7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1915f411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1915f411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Share Your Memories<\/strong><\/p><p>Did you or a family member attend Princeville Graded School? We\u2019d love to hear from you. If you have photos, stories, or memories of its teachers, classrooms, or community events, please consider sharing them with us. Your contributions help preserve the legacy of Princeville Graded School for future generations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188d472a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"188d472a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/authorsitedemo3.rivetingjourney.com\/wp\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SUBMIT YOUR STORY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1535fd79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1535fd79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63faf237 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63faf237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a9 2026 Princeville Graded School History Project. All rights reserved. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>With gratitude to the families, alumni, and community members who preserve this legacy.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Princeville and School Timeline This timeline brings together key moments in the intertwined histories of Princeville and Princeville Graded School. It highlights major events that shaped the town\u2019s development, the establishment and growth of its public school, and the community\u2019s ongoing resilience. 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