1939: Greenville High School Renamed for Clem

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A Greeneville Sun article from November 19, 1993 detailing the origins of the George Clem School as the Greeneville College. George Clem served as the principal of the Greeneville College High School from 1935-1939. In 1939, after the death of George Clem, the school was renamed The George Clem School.

The Greeneville Sun

Greeneville Greene County History Museum

Black in Appalachia

November 5, 2019

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