East Side High School
N 34° 58.201 W 089° 50.290
16S E 240881 N 3873397
Historical marker located in Olive Branch, MS.
Waymark Code: WMY7QR
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2018
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East Side High was established under the direction of Rev. R.C. George as principal (1950-1968). Henry B. Wilkerson served as the second principal from 1968 to 1970. Opened as a segregated school for African Americans, East Side existed for just eleven years before integration. Alumni of the school include Judge Bernice Donald, who was appointed to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2011, and Leon Gray, who played football at Jackson State and in the NFL after playing for the East Side Golden Dragons.
Date Installed:: 2018
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Organization that placed the object:: Not listed
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