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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a school for African-American children in the mid 20th's century. <ref>{{cite-progress-bh|title=Lorenzo Dickerson’s film examines history of Albemarle’s black schools|url=https://dailyprogress.com/entertainment/lorenzo-dickerson-s-film-examines-history-of-albemarle-s-black-schools/article_f8f23b68-f466-11e6-aff2-57f00ae8ea23.html|author=Jane D. Sathe|pageno=|printdate=February 22, 2017|publishdate=February 22, 2017|accessdate=February 15, 2022}}</ref> | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a school for African-American children in the mid 20th's century. <ref>{{cite-progress-bh|title=Lorenzo Dickerson’s film examines history of Albemarle’s black schools|url=https://dailyprogress.com/entertainment/lorenzo-dickerson-s-film-examines-history-of-albemarle-s-black-schools/article_f8f23b68-f466-11e6-aff2-57f00ae8ea23.html|author=Jane D. Sathe|pageno=|printdate=February 22, 2017|publishdate=February 22, 2017|accessdate=February 15, 2022}}</ref> | ||
Terry School was a one-room school built for African-American students in 1935 for $2,500. It served 45 students. {{fact}} | Terry School was a one-room school built for African-American students in [[1935]] for $2,500. It served 45 students. {{fact}} | ||
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On [[November 2]], [[1959]], the Albemarle School Board and Board of Supervisors voted to close the school and several other Black schools in favor of a new Black-only elementary school in [[Ivy]] a mile away. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Ivy Residents Planning Court Action to Halt Construction of Negro School|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2731289|author=Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=November 17, 1959|publishdate=November 17, 1959|accessdate=February 15, 2022}}</ref> | On [[November 2]], [[1959]], the Albemarle School Board and Board of Supervisors voted to close the school and several other Black schools in favor of a new Black-only elementary school in [[Ivy]] a mile away. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Ivy Residents Planning Court Action to Halt Construction of Negro School|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2731289|author=Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=November 17, 1959|publishdate=November 17, 1959|accessdate=February 15, 2022}}</ref> | ||
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Terry School was a school for African-American children in the mid 20th's century. [1]
Terry School was a one-room school built for African-American students in 1935 for $2,500. It served 45 students. [citation needed]
Closure
On November 2, 1959, the Albemarle School Board and Board of Supervisors voted to close the school and several other Black schools in favor of a new Black-only elementary school in Ivy a mile away. [2]
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References
- ↑ Web. Lorenzo Dickerson’s film examines history of Albemarle’s black schools, Jane D. Sathe, Daily Progress, Berkshire Hathaway, February 22, 2017, retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ↑ Web. Ivy Residents Planning Court Action to Halt Construction of Negro School, Staff Reports, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 17, 1959, retrieved February 15, 2022.