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Laurinburg, North Carolina<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Laurinburg Institute <\/b>is a historic African American preparatory school <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in <\/span>Laurinburg, North Carolina<\/span>. The school was founded in 1904 by Emmanuel <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Monty and Tinny McDuffie at the request of <\/span>Booker T. Washington<\/span>. Emmanuel <\/span>\u00a0McDuffie was a graduate from <\/span>Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute<\/span>.<\/span>[1]<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The school is noted for its output of highly accomplished alumni, including a rich <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>basketball <\/span>tradition, having produced several All-Americans, <\/span>collegiate<\/span> players, <\/span>\u00a0international players, and <\/span>NBA<\/span> players.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Postcard image of Moore Academic Hall at the\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Laurinburg Institute<\/span><\/p>\n

Notable alumni<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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• <\/span>Antonio Anderson<\/span>, <\/span>NBA <\/span>player<\/span>[2]<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Renaldo Balkman<\/span>, NBA player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Spider Bennett<\/span>, <\/span>ABA<\/span> player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Joe Budden<\/span>, broadcaster, songwriter, and former rapper<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Wes Covington<\/span>, <\/span>MLB<\/span> player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Charlie Davis<\/span>, NBA player<\/span>[3]<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Joey Dorsey<\/span>, NBA player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Robert Dozier<\/span>, <\/span>PBA <\/span>player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Arvydas Eitutavi\u010dius<\/span>, Lithuanian professional basketball player<\/span> \u2022 <\/span>Mike Evans<\/span>, NBA player and coach<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Dizzy Gillespie<\/span>, musician<\/span>[4]<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Chris Johnson<\/span>, NBA player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Sam Jones<\/span>, member of the <\/span>Basketball Hall of Fame<\/span>, 10x <\/span>NBA champion <\/span>and <\/span><\/span>5x <\/span>NBA All-Star<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Earl “The Goat” Manigault<\/span>, street basketball player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Grachan Moncur III<\/span>, jazz trombonist<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Billy Reid<\/span>, NBA Player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Quantez Robertson<\/span>, <\/span>BBL <\/span>player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Magnum Rolle<\/span>, Bahamian professional basketball player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Charlie Scott<\/span>, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, 3x NBA All-Star and<\/span> NBA champion in 1976<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Jimmy Walker<\/span>, NBA player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Chris Washburn<\/span>, NBA player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Dexter Westbrook<\/span>, ABA player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
• <\/span>Shawne Williams<\/span>, NBA player<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  References<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt by William James Edwards<\/span> 2. <\/span>Antonio Anderson Stats<\/span>. <\/span>Basketball-Reference<\/span><\/i>. Retrieved September 14, <\/span><\/span>2019.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. <\/span>Charlie Davis Stats<\/span>. <\/span>Basketball-Reference<\/span><\/i>. Retrieved September 14, 2019.<\/span> 4. <\/span>Brown, Claude (1980-02-03). <\/span><\/i>“In Love With the Trumpet; Dizzy Author’s <\/span><\/i><\/span><\/i>Query”<\/span><\/i>. New York Times. p. BR4. At 16, the future father of bebop entered <\/span><\/i><\/span><\/i>Laurinburg Institute… In 1935 he left Laurinburg Institute and joined his <\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>family at their new home…<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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     The Laurinburg Institute-Snow Hill Institute Connection<\/strong><\/p>\n

     The Laurinburg Institute-Snow Hill Institute connection dates to April 29, 1902, when W.P. Evans, a well-to-do Black businessman, wrote Booker T. Washington, requesting an able person to assist in the education of Laurinburg\u2019s considerable Afro-American population. When no help came from those quarters, Snow Hill Institute provided Emmanuel and Tinny McDuffie, recent graduates and newly married, to start a school similar to Snow Hill in North Carolina in 1904. Laurinburg\u2019s charter states: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cStudents are taught self-reliance, race pride, independent manhood, and womanhood. They are encouraged to remain at their homes in the South, to buy land, to assist their fathers and mothers, and to educate their fellows.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

     Earlier, Snow Hill Institute had, for all practical purposes, beginning with a meeting of Willie J. Edwards and his supporters in the summer of 1890 in Snow Hill, Alabama even though it was not incorporated by the state until 1894. The first schoolhouse was an abandoned crib in the quarters, a run-down, one-room log cabin 18 feet wide and 24 feet long.\u00a0 It had a dirt floor and a leaky wood shingle roof.\u00a0 There were only three students.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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     Non-Discrimination Policy<\/strong>
     Laurinburg Institute does and shall not discriminate against any student,
     applicant, employee, applicant for employment, or any other individual-based
     on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression,
     sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by
     applicable law. This policy extends to admissions, educational policies, school
     administered programs, financial aid, athletic, recruitment, employment,
     promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, compensation, training,
     benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment and enrollment.
     We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all
     members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and
     students. Laurinburg Institute is an equal opportunity employer.<\/p>\n

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