When and how did Tallahassee integrate its K-12 school system?
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When and how did Tallahassee integrate its K-12 school system?
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Group portrait of new Lincoln High School teachers
Accompanying note: "New teachers at Lincoln High School are standing, Thomas J. Hasty Jr., Arnett Green and Richard Bright, seated are, left, F. D. Lawrence, principal and P. J. Nelson, assistant principal."
A Tribute to Dr. Bobby E. Leach
Bobby E. Leach served as the vice president for Student Affairs at Florida State from 1978 to 1988, making him the University's highest ranking African American administrator at that time.
He was born in 1935 in South Carolina. He received his…
He was born in 1935 in South Carolina. He received his…
Dorothy Nash Tookes with Lucille Williams standing on the front steps of the Bond School in Tallahassee
Dorothy Nash Tookes played a critical role in building a school in the Bond community, which was the southwestern part of Leon County. (The tract is named for Benjamin J. Bond, a blueberry farmer, who owned the land. When he died, his wife Letitia J.…
Lucy Moten School
According to the Florida Department of State: "Lucy Moten School was built in 1932 at Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) with support from the Julius Rosenwald Fund and General Education Board. For more than 70 years, the school served as a training…
Leon High School, 1911
According to the state archives of Florida: "Located on the north side of Park Avenue between Duval and Bronough. Built: 1910/11. Became Lively Technical after new Leon was built on Tennessee Street in 1936/37. Demolished: 196-. Shown on Dedication…
Caroline Brevard Grammar School
The Caroline Brevard School was built to accommodate white families during Tallahassee's rapid growth after World War I. The new school opened for the 1925-1926 school year. It served the city's white children until 1959.
Leon County named the…
Leon County named the…
