Statesboro High & Industrial
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Statesboro High & Industrial was an African-American school in Statesboro.
History
A new Rosenwald school building joined a building already in existence for Statesboro High & Industrial in 1922,[1] but in November 1924, both buildings burned.[2] Statesboro High Industrial had been boarding some students at that time and a dormitory was saved from the fire.
A second Rosenwald building was erected soon after.[3]
In c. 1948,[4] the school was named for William James, a pioneer for black education in the city.
After a new William James High was built in 1955,[5] the old Statesboro High & Industrial building was retained as William James Elementary. It would burn in 1960.[6]
Football
Statesboro High & Industrial played at least two seasons of football, playing a non-school Savannah team and against Dorchester Academy of Liberty County in the late 1920s.
References
- ↑ Bulloch Times and Statesboro News, October 5, 1922
- ↑ Bulloch Times and Statesboro News, November 13, 1924
- ↑ Fisk University Rosenwald Card File Database
- ↑ William James Middle History
- ↑ Bulloch Herald, January 12, 1956
- ↑ Bulloch Times, February 2, 1960