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RECLAIMING HISTORY< THANKS TO A GROUP OF FORMER STUDENTS AND PETITION SIGNERS, THE NAME BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HAS RECLAIMED ITS PLACE AT A REIDSVILLE SCHOOL THAT WAS ALL-BLACK IN THE 1960S.(GENERAL NEWS)

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From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC)
Date: 20040925
Author:Withers, Lanita

Byline: LANITA WITHERS Staff Writer

REIDSVILLE -- Booker T. wasn't just another school. Inside its doors, you could find comfort, pride, identity. You could escape the harsh realities of racism.

Future leaders trained here. Traditions were established.

For decades, the red brick Booker T. Washington High School was a tie that bound Reidsville's black community. During the days of Jim Crow segregation, the all-black school was equal parts classroom and community center.

But in 1969, that bond was broken. Integration arrived, the school closed, and the students ...

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