Brumfield High School , formerly G. W. Brumfield School , was a segregated public high school for African American students built in 1925 and closed in 1990; located in Natchez , Mississippi.
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18-405: A Mississippi Landmark since January 7, 1993; and as a National Register of Historic Place for architecture, education, and cultural heritage since October 21, 1993. The first African American public school in the city of Natchez was Union School , built in 1871. However Union School (K-12 public school) only had 13 rooms and could not accommodate the demand. By 1925, Brumfield High School
27-619: A single classroom, which prompted the school board to plea with the mayor to make changes. In 1925, the Brumfield High School , another African American public school in Natchez, was built to alleviate the overcrowding. The school namesake was George Washington Brumfield (1866–1927) who had taught classes at the Union School and served as a principal, after his arrival to Natchez in the 1890s. Brumfield also served as
36-464: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Natchez Union High School The Union School in Natchez was the first public, co-educational school by the city for African American students formed in 1871 and closed c. 1925, and was located at the southeast corner of North Union and Monroe Streets in Natchez , Mississippi. The Union School
45-639: The Sunday school teacher at Zion Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Zion Chapel AME Church ). The Union School operated during a period of racial segregation in Mississippi. The Natchez Institute was the first public school by the city for white-only students, established in 1845. By 1950s, the Union School building was demolished. The school is included in the "African American Public Education, Natchez Trails" historical marker at its former site. Brumfield High School It has been listed as
54-486: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_High_School&oldid=1137697360 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
63-418: Was George Washington Brumfield (1866–1927) who had taught classes at the Union School and served as a principal, after his arrival to Natchez in the 1890s. Brumfield was also the Sunday school teacher at Zion Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Zion Chapel AME Church ), located near the campus. In 1935, the graduating class was 40 students. In 1970, Brumfield School remained racially segregated at
72-445: Was established in 1871 as a brick building and it had thirteen rooms which held up to 948 children. The school opened in the fall of 1871, led by Theodore H. Greene and employed 9 black teachers, with the enrollment of 406 students. In 1887, the school was led by principal John S. Meekins, with enrollment of 267 students. By 1909, the school had enrollment of 1,175 students. In 1924, the lower grade levels had as many as 120 students in
81-411: Was opened to alleviate the overcrowding issues. Natchez High School (at 64 Homochitto Street, a former location) was built a few years after Brumfield School in 1927, and was specifically designed as a public high school for white students-only. The Brumfield High School was a two-story brick brick building designed by architect William Steintenroth in a Classical Revival style. The school namesake
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