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THOMPSON INSTITUTE

Est. 1881 for blacks by Lumber River Bapt. Assoc. Boarding school; trained teachers; named for A.H. Thompson. Succeeded here by public school in 1942.

I-22Robeson County

Where it stands. NC 41 (at 1520 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive) in Lumberton

African American historySchools and collegesWork and industry
No, our love for this place is based on the fact that it is, as it was meant to be, the University of the people.
Charles KuraltUNC Bicentennial Address, 1993Born in Wilmington, 69 mi from here. Carolina Quotes record

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  1. I-67FIRST RURAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT1.0 mi
  2. I-39ANGUS W. McLEAN2.0 mi
  3. I-38JOHN WILLIS2.0 mi
  4. I-8BURNT SWAMP ASSOCIATION7.7 mi
  5. I-96LUMBEE TRIBE9.0 mi
  6. I-87HENRY BERRY LOWRIE11.5 mi