Colored Memorial School and Risley High School explained

Colored Memorial School and Risley High School
Location:1800 Albany St., Brunswick, Georgia
Coordinates:31.1554°N -81.4909°W
Architect:Francis L. Abreu
Architecture:Classical Revival, Stripped Classical
Added:November 7, 2002
Refnum:02001290

Colored Memorial School and Risley High School is a historic school complex in Brunswick, Georgia where a Freedmen's School opened in 1870.[1] [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 2002. It is located at 1800 Albany Street.

Risley High School competed in the Georgia Interscholastic Association. It won the state championship in basketball in 1969.[3]

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  1. http://www.glynngen.com/history/people/risley1/ The Story of Douglas Gilbert Risley, Colored Memorial, and Risley School
  2. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.glynngen.com/images/history/schools/risley/GLN0209.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.glynngen.com/history/people/risley1&h=1009&w=1064&sz=439&tbnid=rcz4k9Idb7vp-M:&tbnh=95&tbnw=100&zoom=1&usg=__NoZPKUP3SdUOwr05tdm7w0lJYNI=&docid=QG0hYUO7aoFJNM&sa=X&ei=AAKpUoaEDIeOkAf-9YHYAQ&ved=0CDsQ9QEwBQ Historical Marker
  3. Web site: GIA Boys Basketball Champions | GHSA.net .