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Douglas High School students performing at the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida

The Douglass Center, formerly Douglas High School is a historic site in Live Oak, Florida where a high school for African Americans was established. [1] In the 1950s, students from the school performed at the Florida Folklife Festival in White Springs, Florida. [2] The high school closed in 1969. In 2018 a historical marker was unveiled at the site. [3]

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References

  1. amber.vann@gaflnews.com, Amber Vann. "Restoring history at the Douglass Center". Suwannee Democrat.
  2. Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Members of Douglas High School of Live Oak dancing the "Virginia Reel"- White Springs, Florida". Florida Memory.
  3. Fernandez, Erika. "Historical marker unveiled at old Douglass High School in Live Oak". www.wctv.tv.