Greenville in Washington County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Coleman High School

Courtesy Greenville Historic Preservation Commission

1. Coleman High School Marker

Inscription. Named for Lizzie W. Coleman, who was principal of the No. 2 Elementary School, Coleman High School was among the first high schools for African- Americans in the Mississippi Delta. The school served as Greenville's main high school for African - Americans until 1970. First located on Nelson Street, the school moved to Cleveland Street in 1922. The present school, designed by architect N. W. Overstreet, was built here in 1952. Lizzie Coleman's motto was "Burn the midnight oil! Be Prepared!"

Erected 2007 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.

Location. 33° 24.478′ N, 91° 2.287′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Mississippi, in Washington County. It is on Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard (Mississippi Route 1) 0.1 miles south of East Union Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Greenville MS

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38701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in 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 walking distance of this marker: Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Legal Liquor Store (approx. 0.6 miles away); The King's Daughters Hospital (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Courthouse Arboretum (approx. 0.8 miles away); Washington County Courthouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); Washington County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Nelson Street (approx. 0.9 miles away); Walker Percy (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

More about this marker. Marker is behind a chain-link fence that surrounds

Coleman High School Marker at Coleman Middle School. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2017

2. Coleman High School Marker at Coleman Middle School.

the Coleman Middle School. The gate to the fence is locked during non-school hours.

View of Coleman Middle School. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2017

3. View of Coleman Middle School.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,201 times since then and 151 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 20, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.