one student who was well known is sarah childress polk.he became the wife of president polk after she left here. she was a first lady that we are happy to claim and be very proud of her. the moravian community is a very unusual one in the late 1700s. the moravians did not have the same view of slavery north carolinians had before the revolution. in fact, if you were a slave in the town, you are technically owned by the town. but if you became baptized as a moravian, you would be a full member of the community. very unusually, blacks and whites sat next to each other. they exchanged the church's peace. they could eat together and work together. african-americans could be church, andin the church, their rights are recognized. students who were slaves were also members and educated by the teachers here. one of those girls, we know her name was hanna. she was on by the schumachers. the other was and maria samuel. she lived in this building when it was built in 1785. 90'as ad here in the mean books -- 90's as a member of the choir. there was a

well-known who was .s sarah childress polk she became the wife of president polk after she left here. the moravian community was unusual in the late 1700s. moravians who arrived here did not have the same view of slavery that north carolinians had before the revolution. town, were a slave in the you are owned by the town but if you became apt ties with the moravians, you would be a full member of the religious community. whites satblacks and next to each other in church. they exchanged the kiss of peace. they could eat together and work together. who weremericans enslaved could be married within the church and their rights were recognized and their children could be educated within the schools. students who were slaves but were also educated by the teachers here. one of those girls was named hannah. the other girl was annamarie samuel. in lived in this building the 90's as a full member of the single sisters choir. she ate and slept and worshiped with the girls. there was a connection or a focus on being open to all girls, regardless that was there at the beginning of the school. mora