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African American Education in Belton |
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200 Smith St., Belton,
TX,
USA
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Texas State
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Bell County school districts were formed in 1854. The earliest record of public education for area African American students dates from 1882 when Mrs. Aleck McGee was hired to teach the colored school. Professor Thomas Breckenridge Harris (`1862-1907), a graduate of Fisk University, became the first instructor of the African American High School in 1890. The name West Belton School was chosen in 1900. In 1936 a new building was erected on this site to house African American students of all grade levels. By petition the school was named T. W. Harris for its revered former principal. The last class graduated in 1966; Belton schools were integrated the following year. (1998)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
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