Alapaha Colored School
From 1924 until 1954, the Alapaha Colored School was the only school for black children in the
northern part of Berrien County.
The land where the school sits, now restored, and on the National Register of Historic Places, was originally conveyed from L. D. Harper, Grantor, to to the Alapaha Colored School, N. O. Bridges, T. H. Smith, and B. I. Shipman, Grantees, trustees of said school, November 8, 1924.
It was a wood-framed building, two-story building, built in 1924, and consisted of four classrooms.
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Other county black schools information:
Nashville Herald
September 7, 1939 and listed the schools as follows:
“Colored schools that have opened this week include Nashville, Alapaha, Enigma, Ray City, Hercules and Side Camp. Those to open at an early date include Weber, Crenshaw and Glory. Colored students will number around 500.”
1950-51: Thelma Sneed being the principal of the colored school in Alapaha.
(Courtesy: Skeeter Parker)
From 1924 until 1954, the Alapaha Colored School was the only school for black children in the
northern part of Berrien County.
The land where the school sits, now restored, and on the National Register of Historic Places, was originally conveyed from L. D. Harper, Grantor, to to the Alapaha Colored School, N. O. Bridges, T. H. Smith, and B. I. Shipman, Grantees, trustees of said school, November 8, 1924.
It was a wood-framed building, two-story building, built in 1924, and consisted of four classrooms.
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Other county black schools information:
Nashville Herald
September 7, 1939 and listed the schools as follows:
“Colored schools that have opened this week include Nashville, Alapaha, Enigma, Ray City, Hercules and Side Camp. Those to open at an early date include Weber, Crenshaw and Glory. Colored students will number around 500.”
1950-51: Thelma Sneed being the principal of the colored school in Alapaha.
(Courtesy: Skeeter Parker)
Alapaha Colored School video clip from May 2008. A DVD from all video captured is being compiled by Wenda Gaile Bailey and will be available shortly. E-mail: berriencountyga@windstream.net for details.
Alapaha Colored School video clip from May 2008. A DVD from all video captured is being compiled by Wenda Gaile Bailey and will be available shortly. E-mail: berriencountyga@windstream.net for details.
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