Goodman in Holmes County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Goodman School

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023

1. Goodman School Marker

Inscription. Built in 1921 with assistance from the Rosenwald Fund and known locally as the Goodman School for Negroes, the Goodman School served African American students in the first through eighth grades in the Goodman-Pickens area. Local Black citizens raised most of the $4,000 construction cost. After closing as a school in 1965. the building housed the local Head Start program from 1967 to the early 1980s. Since then, the school has been used as a community center.

Erected 2022 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, and the Rosenwald Schools series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 32° 58.009′ N, 89° 54.679′ W. Marker is in Goodman, Mississippi, in Holmes County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 51 and Church Street, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 51. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6918 US-51, Goodman MS 39079, United States of America. Touch

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Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: O.E.S. Birthplace (approx. 4.4 miles away); Edmund Scarborough and John Scott (approx. 6.3 miles away); Choctaw Line (approx. 7 miles away); Franklin Church (approx. 7.1 miles away); Elmore James (approx. 8.4 miles away); Castalian Springs (approx. 8.8 miles away); Durant (approx. 9.1 miles away); New Hope Lutheran Church (approx. 9½ miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 31, 2023

2. Goodman School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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