Camile Street School
Camile Street School, also known as Louisville Colored School was a school for African-American children in
Alexander v Holmes forced the integration of Black and White schools. High School students were sent to Louisville High School. For racist White people to maintain segregated schools, a private segregation academy, Winston Academy was established.[3][4][5]
The school's sports teams were nicknamed the Trojans.
In 1970, the Louisville Municipal School District proposed that all White students attend Louisville High School, while Camile Street School was to host only students in grades 1 through 7 and grade 9, and remain 100% Black.[6] This proposal fell by the wayside when the Supreme Court established Alexander v Holmes. The school was later repurposed as Louisville Junior High School and finally Louisville Middle School.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Eleanor Warrick Dean retires after 37 years". Winston County Journal. June 3, 1976. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Equal Educational Opportunity". United States Senate. June 15–17, 1970. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Spencer, Mack (17 May 2004). "Public domain, private options". Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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- ^ Onion, Rebecca (2019-11-07). "The Stories of "Segregation Academies," as Told by the White Students Who Attended Them". Slate.
- ^ "Questions and answers pertaining to the school bond issue for Louisville Municipal Separate School District". Winston County Journal. January 15, 1970. Retrieved 12 March 2022.