Georgia Interscholastic Association

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Georgia Interscholastic Association
AbbreviationGIA
Merged into Georgia High School Association
Formation1948;75 years ago (1948)
Dissolved1970;53 years ago (1970)
Purposesports league of high schools serving African Americans
Region served
Georgia
Official language
English

The Georgia Interscholastic Association (GIA), formed in 1948, was a sports league of high schools serving African Americans in Georgia. [1] It merged into the Georgia High School Association with desegregation in 1970. [2] As If We Were Ghosts is a documentary film made about the league and its athletes. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] The Georgia Interscholastic Association held state championship competitions from 1948–70 and joined the Georgia High School Association the following year. [2]

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History

The Big 7 Conference included large high schools for African American students in Georgia. The GIA was an expansion of this league that grew to include county high schools around the state. [9] High schools for African Americans from 147 of Georgia's 159 counties came to be included in the league.

Walt Frazier, Wyomia Tyus, Otis Sistrunk, Monk Johnson, Rayfield Wright. [6] Don Adams, Willie Seay, and Edith McGuire emerged from the league. [10] [11] [12] Seay went on to star on Albany State University's track team and carried the Olympic torch before the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. [12] Becky Taylor who works at the Tifton Gazette has been researching the league for years. [6] Herb White, nicknamed the Elevator from Decatur, worked on the documentary film about the league. A high school basketball, star he went on to play for the Atlanta Hawks. [7]

The GIS grew to include high schools for African American students from 147 of Georgia's 159 counties. [6] After the film was broadcast the filmmakers and some of those featured in the film participated in a panel discussion moderated by Ann Kimbrough. [10]

High schools

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  5. ↑ "Top Black Female Sports Broadcaster Headlines Legends Film on Juneteenth". Black Enterprise. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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