Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association Explained

The Florida Interscholastic Athletics Association was, during segregation, the organization of the athletic programs black high schools in Florida. It divided schools into classes to match teams from similar schools, and set up game schedules.^[1] It existed from 1932 — earlier than that there were too few black high schools — to 1968, when Florida schools integrated.^[2]

Member schools included:

• Bates Avenue, Eustis^[3]
• Belleview Senior High, Belleview
• Blanche Ely High School, Pompano Beach
• Booker T. Washington High School, Inverness
• Booker T. Washington High School, Miami
• Booker T. Washington High School, Pensacola
• Campbell Street High School, Daytona Beach^[4]
• Carver High School, Miami^[5]
• Carver Heights High School, Leesburg^[6]
• Carver-Hill School, Crestview
• Chamberlain High School, Tampa
• Crispus Attucks High School, Hollywood
• Dillard High School, Ft. Lauderdale
• Gibbs High School, St. Petersburg
• Matthew Gilbert High School, Jacksonville^[7]
• Howard High School, Ocala
• Howard High School, Orlando
• Jones High School, Orlando
• Middleton High School, Tampa
• Kennedy High School, Riviera Beach
• Lake County Training School, Lake County
• Lincoln Park High School, Clermont
• Lincoln High School, Tallahassee
• Mays High School, Miami^[8]
• Murry High School, St. Augustine
• Northwestern High School, Miami^[9]
• William M. Raines High School,Jacksonville ^[10]
• Rochelle High School, Lakeland^[11]
• Roosevelt High School, West Palm Beach
• Shadeville High School, Crawfordville
• Tivoli High School, DeFuniak Springs^[12]
• Union Academy, Bartow^[13]

Further reading

• Book: The history of the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association, 1932-1968. Leedell W.. Neyland. Matthew H.. Estaras. Wilts C.. Alexander. Tallahassee. Leedella Educational and Consultant Service : Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association. 1982. 47636110.
• News: Gone but not forgotten. Keith. Niebuhr. Tampa Bay Times. April 24, 2001. 1C, 6C.

Notes and References

1. News: Grid Championship. Tampa Bay Times. September 12, 1951. 6. May 3, 2019. June 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190607015346/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31196982/florida_interscholastic_athletic/. live.
2. News: Florida Interscholastic Athletics Association Gathers. Orlando Sentinel. September 13, 1965. 8 (Negro edition). May 3, 2019. June 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190623170909/https://www.newspapers.com/image/224207982/. live.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2020-05-13 . 2018-09-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916191204/https://www.fhsaa.org/sites/default/files/orig_uploads/records/rec_trb.pdf . dead .
4. Book: Daytona Massacre: A Play and Stories . 9781462805044 . 2020-05-12 . 2021-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210704142312/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZkbFE8dPJuoC&pg=PA93&dq=Campbell+Street+High+School+black&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi138nM9q7pAhWRZd8KHVybBd8Q6AEILTAB . live . Fidel . Gary . 20 June 2009 . Xlibris Corporation .
5. Web site: FHSAA.org | FHSAA announces coaching staff for All-Century football team . 2020-05-13 . 2017-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171227073621/http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1210 . live .
6. Book: Leesburg . 9780738590790 . 2020-05-12 . 2021-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210704142348/https://books.google.com/books?id=Zhybu6t7jT0C&pg=PA53&dq=Carver+Heights+High+School+leesburg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGv_Ls9q7pAhWFmuAKHWQKBBcQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=Carver%20Heights%20High%20School%20leesburg&f=false . live . Fahs . Glorianne Seymour . Grenier . Bob . 2013 . Arcadia .
7. Web site: FHSAA.org | FHSAA announces top teams by decade; names '96 Union County squad small school team of the century . 2020-05-13 . 2011-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110822011836/http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1211 . live .
8. Web site: FHSAA.org | FHSAA announces coaching staff for All-Century football team . 2020-05-13 . 2017-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171227073621/http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1210 . live .
9. Web site: Archived copy . 2020-05-13 . 2018-09-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916191204/https://www.fhsaa.org/sites/default/files/orig_uploads/records/rec_trb.pdf . dead .
10. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Raines_High_School Jacksonville
11. Web site: Archived copy . 2020-05-13 . 2018-09-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916191204/https://www.fhsaa.org/sites/default/files/orig_uploads/records/rec_trb.pdf . dead .
12. Web site: FHSAA.org | Willie "Boogie" Hall . 2020-05-13 . 2020-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200520062734/https://www.fhsaa.org/departments/special-programs/hall-of-fame/members/willie-boogie-hall . live .
13. News: Races Against Time Football's Black and White a Pretty 25th Anniversary Picture. Ray. Boetel. Sun-Sentinel. November 3, 1992. 2019-05-03. 2019-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503210445/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-11-03-9202270339-story.html. live.