Community association works to preserve history Trinity School and Fort Henderson
Community association works to preserve history at Trinity School and Fort Henderson in Athens Trinity School, which sits on the site of a Civil War site, Fort Henderson, was one of the last all-black schools. It closed in 1970 when integration became law. Posted: Feb 24, 2021 8:39 AM Updated: Feb 24, 2021 9:55 AM Posted By: Luke Hajdasz In the 1900s, Black children in North Alabama thought of Trinity School not as a place to be separate from whites, but as a second home for them. "You have to understand, you have to look at the atmosphere. What it was like in the '60s and '70s. Here was a p...
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