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Writer chronicles Dickason life sparked by Monroe County stay
Becky Hatcher Crabtree recalls renting a Lindside area home once owned by Henry Lake Dickason, Bluefield State College president from 1936 to 1952. Her biography Try and Be Somebody: The Story of Dr Henry Lake Dickason draws on extensive archival work across Monroe and D C, uncovering a rich legacy of discrimination, education, and local pride.
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Princeton High School
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Tigerettes
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Bristol
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Becky Hatcher Crabtree
Col
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Methodist Church
Merri Jackson Hess
National Archives
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Virginia
West Virginia
Giles County
Jim Nelson
Rt. 219
Wickline Funeral Home
James Monroe High School
Amazon.com
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Katherine Adkins
Peterstown
Papi Crabtree
Talcott Elementary
Dinah Jankovich
Traveler’s Rest
S.C
Charles Boothe