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was a private school at the corner of Reese Street and Pope Streets in Athens. Originally known as Knox School, it developed as a trade school offering training in carpentry, painting and other skills. It also prepared students to attend
97:, originally Reese Street School, took over the Knox campus in 1933. It was the first four-year public high school for African Americans in Georgia. A historic marker was added to the site in 2010. 204: 854: 879: 859: 849: 874: 844: 869: 303: 278: 545: 600: 622: 864: 742: 720: 171: 229: 737: 251: 334: 441: 271: 185: 212: 79: 540: 674: 370: 822: 679: 579: 535: 492: 344: 264: 530: 411: 406: 731: 715: 298: 747: 699: 627: 507: 466: 349: 172:"This Day in Athens: 1 June 1911: Knox Institute Graduation Exercises Attract Diverse Crowd" 725: 605: 561: 416: 375: 328: 308: 128: 116: 50: 42: 8: 567: 502: 339: 53:. The federal agency helped fund the school. Athens' first African American Postmaster, 497: 461: 390: 18: 632: 694: 616: 684: 456: 451: 446: 86:. There was also a boys and girls dormitory for students who did not live nearby. 65: 689: 653: 365: 287: 83: 38: 30: 658: 471: 152: 29:
was a private elementary and secondary school for African American students in
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Athens, Georgia
Monroe Morton
Morton Building
Charles W. Chappelle
John J. Knox
Freedmen's Bureau
Madison Davis

Historically Black Colleges
Andrew Carnegie
Monroe Morton
Hall Johnson
Charles W. Chappelle
Baxter Street School


"Knox Institute - New Georgia Encyclopedia"
"This Day in Athens: 1 June 1911: Knox Institute Graduation Exercises Attract Diverse Crowd"
"Title Marker - Historic Markers Across Georgia"
"Old school left its mark on many"
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"Athens High and Industrial School"

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