Caswell County High School Case Study

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Prior to 1930, Caswell County had not provided a high school education for African American students. Through activism and persistence, the first high school was created in Yanceyville, North Carolina. The local white school board showed harsh resistance, so the school's principal resorted to a new strategy. To create the school an eighth grade was added to Yanceyville Elementary. "Each year a higher grade was added using the local student population." In 1933, the upper grades were completely operational and the community applied for recognition. The members of the community helped meet the requirements of the state board. "The state accredited the high school in the 1934-35 school year and it officially became the Caswell Community Training School." Though some agricultural training took place here the formal curriculum was based on academic subjects. By the 1937-38 school year, high school enrollment at CCTS had more than doubled to 333 students. In the …show more content…

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