Emmett Scott High School is completed
Emmett Scott High School, completed by the school board in 1920 for African American students and named for Emmett J. Scott, private secretary to Booker T. Washington, was one of three Tyler schools closed by court order in 1970.
Sources
- National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic and Architectural Resources of Tyler, Texas (Diane E. Williams, 2000; THC Atlas)atlas.thc.texas.gov
it wasn't until 1920 that the school board completed another school for African Americans. This new school was Emmett Scott High School
Three early Tyler schools were closed by court order in 1970: Marsh Elementary, Roberts Junior High and Emmett Scott High School.
Emmett Scott High, located at North Border and West Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in the 4th Ward
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