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Pages in category "Historically segregated African-American schools in West Virginia" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Halltown Colored Free School in Halltown, West Virginia was built in 1870 to educate children from the African-American community in Halltown. The school was racially segregated from local schools for whites, in accordance with the laws of the time. It functioned in that capacity until 1929, when it was converted to a residence.
Kelly Miller High School was a 'colored' or 'negro' high school in Clarksburg, West Virginia operated from 1903 until school desegregation in 1956. The school was named in honor of Kelly Miller, an African American mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist, author, and an important figure in the intellectual life of black America for close to half a century.
By 1951, residents of the Children's Home were no longer educated on site, but were bused to segregated public schools. [5] The West Virginia Colored Children's Home was closed in 1956 and the building was used as a nursing home, the West Virginia Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Men and Women. [2]
West Virginia was created as a result of the American Civil War, with Western Virginians forming a new state after Virginia seceded from the Union.Despite the efforts of individuals like Booker T. Washington, West Virginia did not become a significant haven for slaves and free Blacks.
Historically segregated African-American schools in West Virginia (18 P) I. International Baccalaureate schools in West Virginia (1 P) M. ... West Virginia school ...
Per residents, it didn’t matter if you had a child attending, it was a place for everyone.” [3] The school was a member of the North Central Association for Secondary Schools and Colleges. [4] Dunbar's last use as a high school came with the federally mandated end of segregated public education in the 1954–55 school year. Low enrollment ...
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