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[[Burley | '''Jackson P. Burley High School''' was an [[Albemarle County]] public high school that opened as in 1950 to educate African-American students. | ||
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The school was the result of a vote to consolidate [[Esmont High School]], [[Jefferson High School]] and the [[Albemarle Training School]]. A city-county committee studied the idea in the summer of 1948. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=City-County White High SchoolsO Opposed by Survey Committee;Building Programs Suggested|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2792466/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2792467/4954/1273/3/1/1|author=Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=June 2, 1948|publishdate=June 2, 1948|accessdate=October 16, 2017 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref> | |||
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< | The school was repurposed and renamed [[Burley Middle School]] in 1974. The school's memory and legacy is curated and nurtured by the nonprofit [[Burley Varsity Club]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=|url=http://www.burleyvarsityclub.com/|author=|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=October 31, 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2009/05/21/FACETIME-hollins-B.aspx|title=FACETIME- 42-year snooze: Burley Bears wake from hibernation|author=Lisa Provence|work=[[The Hook]]|publishdate=May 21, 2009, printed issue 0820|accessdate=Sep 26 2009}}</ref> | ||
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==Memorial== | |||
A memorial to the school's status as the only area high school for African-Americans was dedicated in October 2017. The memorial lists the names of everyone who attended the school from 1951 to 1967. <ref>{{cite web|title=Alumni Dedicate Monument to Preserve History of Burley Middle School|url=http://www.nbc29.com/story/36598123/alumni-dedicate-monument-to-preserve-history-of-burley-middle-school|author=Staff Reports|work=News Article|publisher=WVIR NBC29|location=|publishdate=October 14, 2017|accessdate=January 24, 2019}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:African-American school history]] | [[Category:African-American school history]] | ||
[[Category:Former public schools]] | [[Category:Former public schools]] | ||
[[Category:Albemarle County public schools]] | |||
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Revision as of 12:50, 3 May 2019
Jackson P. Burley High School was an Albemarle County public high school that opened as in 1950 to educate African-American students.
The school was the result of a vote to consolidate Esmont High School, Jefferson High School and the Albemarle Training School. A city-county committee studied the idea in the summer of 1948. [1]
The school was repurposed and renamed Burley Middle School in 1974. The school's memory and legacy is curated and nurtured by the nonprofit Burley Varsity Club. [2] [3]
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Memorial
A memorial to the school's status as the only area high school for African-Americans was dedicated in October 2017. The memorial lists the names of everyone who attended the school from 1951 to 1967. [4]
References
- ↑ Web. City-County White High SchoolsO Opposed by Survey Committee;Building Programs Suggested, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, June 2, 1948, retrieved October 16, 2017 from University of Virginia Library.
- ↑ Web. [1], retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ↑ Web. FACETIME- 42-year snooze: Burley Bears wake from hibernation, Lisa Provence, The Hook, May 21, 2009, printed issue 0820, retrieved Sep 26 2009.
- ↑ Web. Alumni Dedicate Monument to Preserve History of Burley Middle School, Staff Reports, News Article, WVIR NBC29, October 14, 2017, retrieved January 24, 2019.