Carver-Price High School

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Carver-Price High School
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Carver-Price High School
102 Carver Lane

Appomattox
,
Virginia

U.S.
Coordinates 37°21′38″N78°49′52″W / 37.3606794°N 78.8309909°W / 37.3606794; -78.8309909
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Former nameAppomattox Training School
George Washington Carver High School
TypePublic
Opened1919
Statusclosed
Closed1970
Campus size27 acres
Nickname Panthers

Carver-Price High School was a public secondary school in Appomattox, Virginia. It served as the high school for black students from 1919 until 1970 when the schools were integrated. From 1954 to 1966 the school educated black students from surrounding counties which closed their schools in 1954 to avoid having blacks and white attend the same schools.

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History

In 1919, the Appomattox Training School for colored children was begun in the First Baptist Church of Appomattox, with funds partially provided by the Rosenwald foundation. [1] As the enrollment grew, the school moved to a 27-acre site, with a building and three teachers who taught elementary through high school. In 1930, a new building was added. In 1934 the school was renamed George Washington Carver High School. In 1951, there was a significant expansion, with the addition of a gym, a cafeteria, and a dozen new classrooms. In 1952 the school was renamed Carver-Price High School after educator Mrs. Mozella Price, who taught there from 1919 until 1963.

In 1954, the federal courts mandated that schools be integrated. Prince Edward County refused to cooperate, instead closing the public schools in an act known as massive resistance. The schools remained closed until 1964, and the number of students at Carver-Price swelled to over 50 per classroom, and many students from surrounding areas roomed in the home of Mozella Price in order to attend. Some students came from as far as 140 miles away. [2] In 1964 an 11 room building was added. In February 1970, the schools were finally integrated, and Carver-Price was repurposed for grades 5-9, and was known as Appomattox Intermediate School. [3]

The school was abandoned in 2002, [4] until 2008, [5] the original four buildings have housed the Carver-Price Legacy Museum, funded by the Carver-Price Alumni Association. [6]

Notable people

Larry Robinson (American football), running back for Dallas Cowboys and the first black football and basketball player at the University of Tennessee [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Carver-Price Legacy Museum" . Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ↑ O'Dell, Larry (8 June 2003). "Shuttered Schools Leave Bad Memories From 1959-64, a Virginia county closed its classrooms rather than integrate them. Now, former students will get diplomas". LA Times. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Carver-Price School" . Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Carver-Price Legacy Museum". Library of Congress . Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. ↑ James, Stephanie (8 October 2008). "Director hired at Carver Price Legacy Museum" . Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Walter, Ashlie (6 June 2015). "From segregation to success: Carver-Price graduates celebrate 50th reunion". News Advance. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  7. ↑ Jacobs, Barry (November 2007). Across the Line: Profiles In Basketball Courage: Tales Of The First Black Players In The ACC and SEC. pp. 321–330. ISBN   9781599210421 . Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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