Walls in DeSoto County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Delta Center School
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2023
1. Delta Center School Marker
Delta Center opened in 1959 to approximately 1,500 "colored" students from southwest and northern DeSoto County. Elias Johnson was principal of the "Home of the Wildcats." In 1970, it was desegregated, enlarged and reopened as Delta Elementary, then Walls Jr. High in 1973 and Walls Elementary in 1994. Alumni include Isaiah Madison, the legal architect of Ayers v. Mississippi: columnist Clarence Christian; and Leslie-Burl McLemore. Eugene McLemore and Johnny Anthony, the first African Americans known to register and vote in DeSoto County.
Erected 2019 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.
Location. 34° 56.98′ N, 90° 8.955′ W. Marker is in Walls, Mississippi, in DeSoto County. It is on Delta View Road 0.4 miles south of Business U.S. 61, on the right when traveling south. Located in front of Walls Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6131 Delta View Rd, Walls MS 38680, 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 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memphis Minnie (approx. 2½ miles away); Newman (approx. 2.6 miles away); Elvis Presley's Circle G Ranch
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Also see . . . Historical marker unveiled at Walls Elementary School. DeSoto County News website entry (Submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2023
2. Delta Center School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 812 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
