Ballard-Hudson
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Ballard-Hudson was an African-American high school in Macon.
History
Ballard-Hudson opened in 1949, a combination of Ballard and Hudson high schools.[1] The merger made it the only black public high school in Macon, which it would remain until the opening of Peter G. Appling in 1958.[2]
Unlike Macon's white high schools, Ballard-Hudson was coeducational.
Ballard-Hudson combined with the all-male Willingham and all-female McEvoy high schools in 1970 to form Southwest High School.[3] Ballard-Hudson would serve as a middle school before the building was reused as Southeast High School.[4]
Football
Ballard-Hudson competed in the Georgia Interscholastic Association from 1949-67. Starting in 1968, the school played in the Georgia High School Association, where it would remain until closure in 1970.
Ballard-Hudson won two state football titles in the GIA, one in 1955 and another in 1959. In 1955, the Tigers won the Class AA title over Howard of Atlanta, 33-6. In 1959, they defeated Washington of Atlanta, 14-7.
References
- ↑ "$500,000 High School Erected in Macon, Ga.," The Pittsburgh Courier (Pa.), November 5, 1949
- ↑ "Macon's Newest," The Pittsburgh Courier (Pa.), December 13, 1958
- ↑ Ballard-Hudson High School
- ↑ Georgia Educational Directory, 1989-90