Bridgeforth High School - Pulaski TN
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Bridgeforth High School-Though black public education existed in Giles County by 1869, Bridgeforth was the first black high school.
Waymark Code: WM17EEV
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2023
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TEXT ON THE TENNESSEE HISTORICAL MARKER
Bridgeforth High School
Though black public education existed in Giles County by 1869, Bridgeforth was the first black high school. Designed by America's first black architectural firm, McKissack and McKissack, which had local roots, and named for black educator J. T. Bridgeforth, the school operated from 1937 until 1958, when a larger facility was built nearby. In 1965, Giles County became the first county in Tennessee to voluntarily integrate its schools.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3F 41.)
Civil Right Type: Race (includes U.S. Civil Rights movement)
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