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Report of Manchester African American school, Manchester, Georgia, c. 1952

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The Manchester Colored School, also known as The Meriwether County Training School, added one teacher and two classrooms. The school installed a new cafeteria sink and painted the lunchroom. The document lists the school departments, clubs and organizations at the school. Several of the student organizations traveled to compete or perform in events both inside and outside the county. A school annual was published for the first time. Plans have been made for a new colored school building in the coming year.
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Pine Mountain Regional Library

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Schools
  2. African Americans
  3. Education
  4. Georgia
  5. Manchester
  6. School Buildings
  7. Segregation In Education
  8. Student Activities

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