John Arnett Mitchell News Today

The struggle for educational opportunities A photo of Lincoln School provided by the Gallia County Historical Society. (Courtesy) Schools have historically been at the forefront in the controversial subject of segregation, and Gallia County was no exception. Early in the county’s history there had been separate schools for whites and blacks, with the first recorded Black school being established in the 1830’s. The Gallipolis Colored School opened in 1868, and required all African-American ...