Slater High School
School in Bristol, Tennessee
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Slater High School (also John F. Slater High School) was a segregated high school for African-Americans in Bristol, Tennessee, United States.[2]
| Slater High School | |
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| Location | |
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325 McDowell Street , | |
| Coordinates | 36°35′38.08″N 82°10′21.71″W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1900 |
| Closed | 1965 |
| Campus size | 3.75 acres (1.52 ha) |
| Area | 70,100 square feet (6,510 m2) |
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The school was named for John Fox Slater, a philanthropist who funded the education of freedmen after the Civil War.[3]
History
The school was founded as Bristol Normal School in 1900, administered by the United Presbyterian Church.[4] A donation by the John F. Slater fund in 1914 enabled the Bristol, Tennessee Board of Education to purchase the school and property for $8,000.[4] The name was changed to McDowell High School, and renamed to honor John F. Slater in 1955 after the school was enlarged.[4]
The football team won the Tri-State championship in 1962.[5]
The school closed in 1965 following desegregation, and students transferred to Tennessee High School.[5]
The building was later occupied by the Slater Community Center.[6]
Notable alumni
- Vivian Wilson Henderson, educator and human rights activist; president of Clark Atlanta University.[7]