Liberty in Amite County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Europe Bates School

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 19, 2025

1. Europe Bates School Marker

Inscription.
Erected in 1930 on four acres, the Europe Bates School for Black children once stood at this site on land donated by the family of Howard Bates Sr. A three-teacher school, it was named for Europe Bates, who was born as an enslaved person in Amite County in 1831. Construction cost $3,375 and was funded by contributions from the local community and the Julius Rosenwald Fund. In all, more than 5,000 Rosenwald schools were built in collaboration with Booker T. Washington. The school closed in 1964.

Erected 2023 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list.

Location. 31° 5.667′ N, 90° 40.226′ W. Marker is in Liberty, Mississippi, in Amite County. It is on Bates School Road ¾ mile west of Old Peoria Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6156 Bates School Rd, Liberty MS 39645, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi. It is also

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in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 New Spain,

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: Tickfaw Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash Site Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away); Old Natchez District (approx. 6½ miles away); Jerry Clower (approx. 6.7 miles away); East Fork Baptist Church (approx. 7½ miles away); Sherman Line Rosenwald School (approx. 7.7 miles away); Herbert Lee (approx. 9.2 miles away); Amite Female Seminary (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Liberty.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 19, 2025

2. Europe Bates School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 293 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.