Palmetto in Manatee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lincoln Memorial High School

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 29, 2017

1. Lincoln Memorial High School Marker Side 1

Inscription. (side 1)
Lincoln Memorial High School was established in 1949 and served as the only public high school in Manatee County to allow colored children to attend until it closed in 1969 in order to complete the desegregation of Manatee County's public school system. In the early 1900s, Garfield Devoe Rogers together with the Colored Law and Order Organization and Black residents of Manatee County purchased land to house the first school for colored children in Bradenton. Named Lincoln Academy, the school educated students up to eighth grade. In 1930, grades nine through twelve were added to the curriculum. In 1945, due to the increase of colored residents in Manatee County, the Manatee County Board of Public Instruction created Lincoln High School in the Town of Manatee. The former Lincoln Academy became Bradenton Elementary School. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) In 1944, the Trustees of Memorial High School of Palmetto, Florida led by Mrs. Arjancy C. Moss purchased this land to construct a school for colored students. In 1949, the two schools were consolidated into Lincoln Memorial High

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School, the only public high school for colored children in Manatee County. In 1954, with Brown vs. The Topeka Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court declared the racial segregation of public facilities, including schools, to violate the United States Constitution, and ordered the desegregation of America's public school system. In June of 1969, Lincoln Memorial High School was one of the most important places in the life of Manatee County's colored community creating future leaders, educators, public servants and athletes who have served their community with dedication and pride.

I'm so glad I'm from L M High. Singing glory hallelujah. Trojans Forever.

Erected 2011 by The Lincoln Memorial High Alumni Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.

Location. 27° 31.698′ N, 82° 33.686′ W. Marker is in Palmetto, Florida, in Manatee County. It is at the intersection of 17th Street East and 3rd Avenue East, on the right when traveling east on 17th Street East. Marker is in front of

Lincoln Memorial High School Marker Side 2 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 29, 2017

2. Lincoln Memorial High School Marker Side 2

Lincoln Memorial Middle School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 305 17th Street East, Palmetto FL 34221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast

and on Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Memphis Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Site of Atwood Grove and Origin of World's 1st Pink Grapefruit / (approx. one mile away); Palmetto's Schools (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Palmetto Armory (approx. 1.1 miles away); Woman’s Club of Palmetto (approx. 1.2 miles away); T.P. Winter Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Plymouth (approx. 1.2 miles away); In Memory Of All Veterans (approx.

Lincoln Memorial High School Marker looking west image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 29, 2017

3. Lincoln Memorial High School Marker looking west

1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmetto.

Lincoln Memorial Middle School from marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 29, 2017

4. Lincoln Memorial Middle School from marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,285 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 3, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.