Grand Bay Elementary School for Colored
The Grand Bay Elementary School for Colored, also known simply as the Grand Bay School, was a racially segregated elementary school located midway between
Julius Rosenwald Fund.[1] It was constructed on land donated for that purpose by Peter Alba, a Confederate veteran of the Civil War, who lived at Bayou La Batre, Alabama.[2][3][4] Of the thousands of schools constructed by the Rosenwald Fund, this school was the eleventh school so funded.[5] All that remains of the original school is a 2 by 3 feet (0.61 m × 0.91 m) piece of stone and mortar.[2]
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References
- ^ A picture of the school is included among the official Rosenwald Fund papers housed at Fisk University. It can be seen at http://rosenwald.fisk.edu/?module=search.details&set_v=aWQ9Mzgz&school_historic_name=Grand Bay&button=Search&o=0
- ^ a b Abraham Aamidor (May 5, 2009). "Rosenwald Schools in Alabama". The Encyclopedia of Alabama. Auburn University. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-8173-5504-3.
- ^ See, Pictures in slide presentation, p.10, online at http://www.grandbay.org/Presentation.pdf Archived 2009-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ See, Rosenwald Fund records at Fisk University, online at http://rosenwald.fisk.edu/?module=search.details&set_v=aWQ9Mzgz&school_historic_name=Grand Bay&button=Search&o=0