National Mary Potter Club, Inc. receives African American Civil Rights GrantThe National Park Service (NPS) announced on April 6 that the National Mary Potter Club, Inc. application of an FY2019 African American Civil Rights for $500,000 had been awarded. The news of this award was major and wonderful news to years of fundraising for the restoration of the Mary Potter Academy/High School Shop Building.The funds will be used to start the process of fully restoring the Mary Potter School Shop Building as a multi-purpose community center located at 202 East McClanahan Street in Oxford, NC. The preservation will preserve and protect the legacy of the school contribution to the African-Americans civil rights story and the building. The story will be told via pictures, recordings, literature and lectures for current and future residents of Granville County and tourist.  Artist's Rendering Click here for the full story    |