Conecuh County Training School Explained

Conecuh County Training School was a school for African American students in Evergreen, Alabama. It became Thurgood Marshall High School when it was renamed for Thurgood Marshall who was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.^[1] It was turned into a middle school in 1970. Its principal O. F. Frazier wrote that he was removed for a white principal and then let go.^[2]

A photo of four teachers from the school is extant.^[3]

Rufus A. Lewis taught for a year at the school.

It was one of the county training schools established.^[4] County training schools received funding support from the Slater Fund.^[5]

Studies were done at the school^{[6] [7] [8]} and of its graduates.^[9]

Alumni

• Joe L. Reed
• Reba Mixon Barley

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Jet. Johnson Publishing. Company. July 27, 1967. Johnson Publishing Company. Google Books.
2. Web site: Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity. United States Congress Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational. Opportunity. June 20, 1971. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
3. Web site: Four African American teachers at the Conecuh County training school in Evergreen, Alabama. . Umbra Search African American History .
4. Book: Caver, Joseph. From Marion to Montgomery: The Early Years of Alabama State University, 1867-1925. October 20, 2020. NewSouth Books. 9781588383617 . Google Books.
5. Web site: Negro Year Book. June 20, 1919. Negro Year Book Publishing Company. Google Books.
6. Book: Frazier, Augusta Jones . An Experiment in Reading Guidance of Eleventh and Twelfth Grade Pupils at the Conecuh County Training School, Conecuh County, Alabama . 1949 . Alabama State University . en.
7. Book: Crosby, Emma Brown . A Study of Certain Factors that Contribute to Retardation in Achieving American History Among Eleventh Grade Pupils at the Conecuh County Training School, Evergreen, Alabama . 1951 . Alabama State University . en.
8. Book: Ivery, Clara B. . A Study of the Language Errors Made in Letter Writing of One Hundred 11th Grade Pupils of Conecuh County Training School, Evergreen, Alabama . 1958 . Alabama State University . en.
9. Book: Cheatham, Micheal . A Study of the Female Graduate of Conecuh County Training School with Recommendations for Curriculum Revisions, 1946-1951 . 1953 . Alabama State University . en.