Slater High School

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Slater High School
Location
Slater High School
325 McDowell Street

Bristol
,
Tennessee
Coordinates 36°35′38.08″N82°10′21.71″W / 36.5939111°N 82.1726972°W / 36.5939111; -82.1726972
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Established1900 (1900)
Closed1965 (1965)
Campus size3.75 acres (1.52 ha)
Area70,100 square feet (6,510 m2)
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Slater High School (also John F. Slater High School) was a segregated high school for African-Americans in Bristol, Tennessee, United States. [2]

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The school was named for John Fox Slater, a philanthropist who funded the education of freedmen after the Civil War. [3]

History

The school was founded as Bristol Normal School in 1900, administered by the United Presbyterian Church. [4] A donation by the John F. Slater fund in 1914 enabled the Bristol, Tennessee Board of Education to purchase the school and property for $8,000. [4] The name was changed to McDowell High School, and renamed to honor John F. Slater in 1955 after the school was enlarged. [4]

The football team won the Tri-State championship in 1962. [5]

The school closed in 1965 following desegregation, and students transferred to Tennessee High School. [5]

The building was later occupied by the Slater Community Center. [6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Slater Community Center". The City of Bristol, Tennessee. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ Bristol City Directory (PDF). Vol. XV. Piedmont Directory. 1930. p. 274.
  3. ↑ John F. Slater Fund, Proceedings and Reports. John F. Slater Fund. 1922. p. 19.
  4. 1 2 3 "Our Story: Douglass School (1892-1965) & Slater School (1900-1965)" (PDF). Douglass-Slater Alumni Associations. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Athletic Hall of Fame Inducts Inaugural Class". Bristol Tennessee City Schools. September 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Renovation Plan for Slater Community Center". The City of Bristol, Tennessee. June 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Vivian Wilson Henderson papers". Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
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