Bedford County Training School for Negroes

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Bedford County Training School for Negroes
Shelbyville, Tennessee

Bedford County

United States
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Other namesBedford County Training School,
John McAdams High School,
Harris High School for Negroes
School typePublic
Opened1923
Closed1967
School districtBedford Public Schools

Bedford County Training School for Negroes was a public high school for African-American students in Shelbyville, Tennessee, and was a part of Bedford County Schools. [1] It was notable for their football team, which between 1942 and 1949 had won 52 consecutive shutout football games. [2] [3] It was also known as John McAdams High School and Harris High School for Negroes.

John McAdams High, as the school was initially called when it was founded in 1923, [1] was originally classes until grade 10, but they received grades 11 and 12. From 1935 to 1965, Sidney W. Harris was the principal. [1] Shelbyville Central High School absorbed the students in 1967, as desegregation was initiated after 1964. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lovett, Bobby L. The Civil Rights Movement in Tennessee: A Narrative History. Univ. of Tennessee Press, 2005. ISBN   1572334436, 9781572334434. p. 77.
  2. ↑ Carey, Bill (February 2, 2020). "African-American High Schools Now Long Gone". The Tennessee Magazine. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ Branton, B.B. (July 18, 2011). "Bedford County - The All But Forgotten Football Power". Chattanoogan. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
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