Baxter Street School

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Baxter Street School
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Baxter Street School
Athens, Georgia

Clarke County

United States
Coordinates 33°57′03″N83°22′56″W / 33.9508°N 83.3822°W / 33.9508; -83.3822
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School typePublic
Opened1886

The Baxter Street School was a public school founded in 1886 in Athens, Georgia, United States. It was initially the first African American public school in the city of Athens; and seven years after opening it was remodeled and became a segregated white school.

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History

From 1886 until 1893, it operated as the first segregated public school for African American students in Athens. [1] [2] The same year in 1886, Washington Street School (formerly the Market Street School) in Athens was opened for white students. [1] [3]

The Baxter Street School was a two story brick school building and it had 10-rooms. [3] In 1890, A.J. Carey was made principal; [2] and by 1896, Annie Linton was made principal. [4]

After 1893, the Baxter Street School was remodeled and used exclusively for white students; and the same year, West Broad Street School and East Athens School were opened for African American students. [1] Former principal A.J. Carey moved to the West Broad Street School when it opened. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The History of Black Education in Athens". The Red & Black. Spring 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2024– via Issuu.
  2. 1 2 3 Thurmond, Michael L. (1999). "Black Educators and Their Schools: Quenching the Thirst for Knowledge, Athens Historian, Volume IV". Athens Historical Society.
  3. 1 2 Thomas, Frances Taliaferro (2009). A Portrait of Historic Athens & Clarke County. University of Georgia Press. p. 321. ISBN   978-0-8203-3044-0.
  4. ↑ "News". The Atlanta Constitution . January 4, 1896. Retrieved September 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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