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  1. Archibald D. Murphey submits proposal for universal education
    date April, 1817map WAKE, North Carolinatags Economy, Education

    In 1817, North Carolina was considered to be behind the times, sleepy, and backward. Archibald D. Murphey, a member of the North Carolina state Legislature, suggested several proposals to the state Senate as ways to improve this. The proposal of which he was most proud was for the universal education of white male children in the state. He called for the creation of primary schools, academies, and...