October 27, 1955
Describes that Burrell-Slater High School, a Black high school in Florence, had the highest enrollment in the history of the school with 169 students.
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Negroes Set Goodwyn Tax Bill Rally
November 13, 1955
Describes that a rally in support of the Goodwyn Amendment was to be held at Sterling High School by the Sterling Teachers’ Association
Negro News: East End High School Reports Successful Year
June 9, 1955
Describes that East End High School of Rogersville had had a successful year and that their facilities were slowly improving. Also, includes additional information about happenings in the community
Committee Meets: Tuscumbia Negro Citizens Discuss Teacher Dismissal, School Matters
March 31, 1955
Describes that Black citizens in Tuscumbia held a meeting to discuss the dismissalof a Black teacher and depicts a letter written to the Board of Education
In Tuscumbia: Negro Group Petitions Removal Of Principal
February 1, 1955
Describes that Black residents in Tuscumbia had requested the removal of Professor P.H. Wesley as principal of Trenholm High School for the unethical arrest of a faculty member named Mrs. Delores Swoopes Jones