Marker Number: 11471
Marker Title: Black Education in Orange County
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Index Entry: Black Education in Orange County
Address: Turret Ave. at 2nd St.
City: Orange
County: Orange
Year Marker Erected: 1988
Marker Location: Samuel Johnson Park
Marker Text:
Schools for Orange County's black children were held in churches and private homes as early as the 1870s. In 1887 a black school was opened in the Duncan Woods community, and another was soon established in Orange. Known as Orange Colored School, it was renamed in 1930 in honor of educator Robert Russa Moton and again in 1946 for longtime principal Emma H. Wallace. Another elementary school was located near Rebeck Crossing in the northern part of the city, and by 1960 Franklin Elementary and North Junior High were in operation.
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