Education

Douglass High School was a school built for African American children in Bristol, Virginia. Originally a small one-story brick building built in 1896 and known only as "The Colored School", it was only one of four public schools for African Americans in 1910. In 1911, the name was officially changed to Douglass School for Negro Students, in honor of Frederick Douglass. The school moved to its current site in 1921. Over the years, additions and remodeling were made to enahnce the school's appearance and student capacity. The first principal to run the new location was Professor Morris Johnson, the son of Rev. C. H. Johnson, the pator of Lee Street Baptist Church. Douglass High School integrated its senior students in 1966, with the rest of school intergrating the following year. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Douglass High School stands to signify the segregated educational system, as well as community and educational determination. 

Slater High School was another school for African American chidlren, located in Bristol, Tennessee. Slater School's origins come from the Bristol Normal Institute, when in 1915, the Bristol, TN Board of Education acquired a donation from the J. F. Slater Foundation to buy the Normal Institute building. In 1919, the school was renamed the John F. Slater High School. A new building was constructed in 1955, and operated until 1965, when the students were integrated. Now, the old school building is used for community activities, known as the Slater Center.