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Forest Hill Elementary School Item Info
- Title:
- Forest Hill Elementary School
- Creator:
- Children of the Struggle Project
- Description:
- Forest Hill Elementary was one of several all-white schools in Burke County during the era of segregation. In 1964, it became part of the county's pilot desegregation program, accepting a small number of Black students from Mountain View and West Concord Elementary Schools. Families participating in this early transfer effort sought access to the better educational opportunities available in white schools, which were more consistently supplied with updated textbooks, stronger academic curricula, and well-funded teaching staff. The West Concord Mothers—whose advocacy helped drive the desegregation effort—believed that enrolling their children in schools like Forest Hill would offer them the equitable education they had long been denied. These mothers were highly intentional about preparing their children for the transition, emphasizing proper behavior and conduct to minimize potential backlash and ensure the success of the desegregation initiative.
- Subjects:
- Forest Hill Elementary education desegregation place white schools
- Location:
- Morganton, North Carolina
- Latitude:
- 35.73242954104869
- Longitude:
- -81.7010763122796
- Source:
- Children of the Struggle Project
- Source Identifier:
- forest-hill-elementary
- Type:
- place
- Format:
- image/jpg
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Forest Hill Elementary School", Children of the Struggle, History Museum of Burke County
- Reference Link:
- https://childrenogfthestruggle.org//items/forest-hill-elementary.html
Rights
- Rights:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted. For more information, please contact Morganton Public Library North Carolina Room (828) 764-9266.
- Standardized Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/