Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Kingston Colored School

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 28, 2024

1. Kingston Colored School marker

Inscription. The Kingston Colored School was the first public elementary school building for African Americans in Kingston, Tennessee. Built in 1934, the two-classroom school served students in grades one through eight until 1965. In 1963 the school's name was changed to Greenwood School. In accordance with Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Roane County Board of Education passed a resolution desegregating its public schools in August 1964. The following year Greenwood School closed. This marker stands here today as a monument to the twentieth century Civil Rights Movement.

Erected 2024 by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1F 48.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.

Location. 35° 52.822′ N, 84° 30.831′ W. Marker is in Kingston, Tennessee, in Roane County. It is at the intersection of Greenwood Street and Roane Street, on the left when traveling south on Greenwood Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 726 Greenwood St, Kingston TN 37763, United States

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of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in Greater Knoxville.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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: Southwest Point (approx. 0.6 miles away); Capitol for a Day (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Roane County Courthouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); For the Union (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kingston (approx. 0.6 miles away); Roane County Revolutionary War Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rittenhouse Academy Bell (approx. 0.6 miles away); Roane County War of 1812 Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingston.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 28, 2024

2. Kingston Colored School marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 527 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.