William James
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William James was an African-American school in Statesboro.
History
Until c. 1948,[1] Statesboro's black school was known as Statesboro High & Industrial. It was renamed for James, a pioneer of African-American education in the city.[2]
At the time of the name change, William James was located in a Rosenwald school,[3][4] which it had outgrown. In 1952, Bulloch County agreed to a massive school improvement plan which included a new high school building at new location.[5]
William James opened at its new location at the end of 1955.[2] Officials had considered renaming the school, but the William James name stuck.[2] The old Rosenwald building, which had been maintained as an elementary school, burned in 1960.[6]
William James closed as a high school in 1971.[7] It spent time as William James Junior High[8] and is currently being used for Bulloch County Board of Education offices.
Football
Competing in the Georgia Interscholastic Association, William James began football on a permanent basis in 1953. When that league shut down in 1970, the school played for one season in the Georgia High School Association.
References
- ↑ William James Middle History
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bulloch Herald, January 12, 1956
- ↑ Fisk University Rosenwald Fund Card File Database
- ↑ Bulloch Herald, May 3, 1951
- ↑ Bulloch Herald, November 13, 1952
- ↑ Bulloch Times, February 2, 1960
- ↑ Georgia Educational Directory, 1971-72
- ↑ Georgia Educational Directory, 1972-73