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Pages in category "Historically segregated African-American schools in Tennessee" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Located across the street from Jackson College, now Jackson State University, J. P. Campbell College famously admitted students expelled from high school for participating in the Civil Rights Movement. Then, amidst a failed plan to relocate to Mound Bayou, Mississippi, a black town, it collapsed financially. [23] Carver Junior College: Cocoa ...
Bedford County Training School for Negroes was a public high school for African-American students in Shelbyville, Tennessee, and was a part of Bedford Public Schools. [1] It was notable for their football team, which between 1942 and 1949 had won 52 consecutive shutout football games.
During the 2011–12 school year, 44.8% of African-American students in Tennessee public schools attended schools that had more than 90% minority students (this is the 9th highest percentage in the nation). Some 25.3% attended majority-white schools. [42]
Meharry Medical College is a private historically black medical school affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Nashville, Tennessee.Founded in 1876 as the Medical Department of Central Tennessee College, it was the first medical school for African Americans in the South.
The district previously operated East Bedford School and Bedford County Training School for Negroes, the latter previously John McAdams High School and also Harris High School for Negroes. These schools were reserved for black students.
LeMoyne–Owen College (LOC or "LeMoyne-Owen") is a private historically black college affiliated with the United Church of Christ and located in Memphis, Tennessee.It resulted from the 1968 merger of historically black colleges and other schools established by northern Protestant missions during and after the American Civil War.
In 2014, the Tennessee General Assembly created the Tennessee Promise, which allows in-state high school graduates to enroll in two-year post-secondary education programs such as associate degrees and certificates at community colleges and trade schools in Tennessee tuition-free, funded by the state lottery, if they meet certain requirements. [13]