Oktoc in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

B.L. Moor High School

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

1. B.L. Moor High School Marker

Inscription. Constructed in 1960, B.L. Moor High School was built for African American students as part of Mississippi's equalization program following the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling. The school was formed from the consolidation of local church schools and the Pleasant Grove High School in eastern Oktibbeha County. Moor High produced many notable graduates and was an economic benefit to the local community. The name of the school was later changed to East Oktibbeha County High School. It closed in 2015.

Erected 2023 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 1960.

Location. 33° 19.885′ N, 88° 42.832′ W. Marker is in Oktoc, Mississippi, in Oktibbeha County. It is on Moor High Road 0.1 miles west of Belk Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crawford MS 39743, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in East Mississippi, in the Black Prairie,

and in the Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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: Big Joe Williams (approx. 5.7 miles away); Sessums (approx. 6 miles away); Wicks Community (approx. 9½ miles away); Dennis Wicks, Jr. (approx. 9.6 miles away); James “Jim” Wicks (approx. 9.6 miles away); Zacharias Wicks, Sr. (approx. 9.6 miles away); Ned Wicks (approx. 9.6 miles away); Sally Wicks Sharp (approx. 9.6 miles away).

Also see . . . Moor High School. Wikipedia entry on the former school, whose notable alumni include NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice. (Submitted on April 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

2. B.L. Moor High School Marker

Former B.L. Moor High School campus image. Click for full size.

JaconaFrere via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), December 12, 2017

3. Former B.L. Moor High School campus

It has since been repurposed into a boutique motel and wedding venue.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 954 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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