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It could be called North Carolina's hidden gem among historical sites. A monument to the fascinating story of a young black woman who started with just $1000 and built one of the most renowned preparatory schools in the nation to educate blacks during the Jim Crow era, the Palmer Memorial Institute today still stands in Sedalia, North Carolina. Learn more about Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown and the Palmer Institute as host Mitchell Lewis talks to a former student of the school and the current manager of the historic Palmer Memorial Institute historic site.