Roanoke in Randolph County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Randolph County Training School
(1919-1970)
— "The Maroon & Gold Bulldogs" —
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 1, 2023
1. Randolph County Training School Marker
Inscription.
Randolph County Training School (RCTS) was chartered on September 15, 1919 as a public school for African Americans. It opened in the fall of 1920 with 73 students. The original two-story wood structure was built with contributions from black parents and community leaders and the local white community. The Rosenwald Fund provided seed money for the seven-teacher RCTS, as it did for nearly 5,000 other schools for African Americans in the South between 1912 and 1932. The original building burned in 1943 and was replaced, in 1948, by a masonry building that was still in use when the school was closed by a federal court's desegregation order in 1970. During its 51-year history. the dedicated staff of RCTS provided a solid education to thousands of students in spite of the "separate and unequal" circumstances. The school also was the nucleus of many social, civic, and educational activities in the black community.
Randolph County Training School (RCTS) was chartered on
September 15, 1919 as a public school for African Americans. It
opened in the fall of 1920 with 73 students. The original two-story
wood structure was built with contributions from black parents and
community leaders and the local white community. The Rosenwald
Fund provided seed money for the seven-teacher RCTS, as it
did for nearly 5,000 other schools for African Americans in the
South between 1912 and 1932. The original building burned in
1943 and was replaced, in 1948, by a masonry building that was
still in use when the school was closed by a federal court's
desegregation order in 1970. During its 51-year history. the
dedicated staff of RCTS provided a solid education to thousands
of students in spite of the "separate and unequal" circumstances.
The school also was the nucleus of many social, civic,
and educational activities in the black community.
Marker is in Roanoke, Alabama, in Randolph County. Marker is on Lafayette Highway, 0.1 miles north of West Point Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 721 Lafayette Hwy, Roanoke AL 36274, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 1, 2023
2. Randolph County Training School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
