Bedford County Training School for Negroes

Bedford County Training School for Negroes
Location
Shelbyville, Tennessee

Bedford County

United States
Information
Other namesBedford County Training School,
John McAdams High School,
Harris High School for Negroes
School typePublic
Opened1923
Closed1967
School districtBedford Public Schools

Bedford County Training School for Negroes was a public high school for African-American students in Shelbyville, Tennessee, and was a part of Bedford Public Schools.[1] It was notable for their football team, which between 1942 and 1949 had won 52 consecutive shutout football games.[2][3] It was also known as John McAdams High School and Harris High School for Negroes.

John McAdams High, as the school was initially called when it was founded in 1923,[1] was originally classes until grade 10, but they received grades 11 and 12. From 1935 to 1965, Sidney W. Harris was the principal.[1] Shelbyville Central High School absorbed the students in 1967, as desegregation was initiated after 1964.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lovett, Bobby L. The Civil Rights Movement in Tennessee: A Narrative History. Univ. of Tennessee Press, 2005. ISBN 1572334436, 9781572334434. p. 77.
  2. ^ Carey, Bill (2020-02-02). "African-American High Schools Now Long Gone". The Tennessee Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  3. ^ Branton, B.B. (2011-07-18). "Bedford County - The All But Forgotten Football Power". Chattanoogan. Retrieved 2024-09-18.


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