Carver-Hill School[1] was a school for African Americans in Okaloosa County, Florida. It was the only school for African Americans in the county.[2] Its former lunchroom housed the Carver-Hill Museum until a museum building was constructed.
| Carver-Hill School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| , , United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, Segregated public school |
| School board | Okaloosa District Schools |
| School district | Okaloosa County School District |
| Grades | 1–12 |
| Athletics conference | FIAA |
The school colors were blue and white and its mascot was the panther.[3]
A school for African Americans was built in Crestview in 1926.[3] The school received support from Julius Rosenwald's Rosenwald School fund.[4] It became known as the Crestview Colored School. A new school was eventually built and named for George Washington Carver. The name of Reverend Edwin Hill was eventually added.[5] The school was closed in 1965. In 1969, a museum was established. In 1975, the museum was opened on land loaned by the city, and in 1979 the city formalized the museum.[6]
The State of Florida's archives include a photograph of a Carver-Hill student at John C. Beasley State Park in Fort Walton Beach.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Sports History". www.carverhillmemorialandhistoricalsocietyinc.org.
- ^ Osbourne, Heather. "The Carver-Hill Museum tells stories of Okaloosa's segregated black students". Northwest Florida Daily News.
- ^ a b Freeman, Danielle. "Carver-Hill High School And The Early Education Of Afro-Americans in Crestview". www.wuwf.org.
- ^ Spann, Ann. "10 things you didn't know about Crestview". Crestview News Bulletin.
- ^ "Carver-Hill". www.carverhillmemorialandhistoricalsocietyinc.org.
- ^ Jones, Mary V. (February 17, 1979). "Carver Hill Museum has city blessing". Pensacola, Florida: Pensacola News Journal. p. C1. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331974 [dead link]