IMAGE
McAlpine Elementary School Item Info
- Title:
- McAlpine Elementary School
- Creator:
- Children of the Struggle Project
- Description:
- McAlpine Elementary School was the first public all-Black elementary school in that part of Burke County during segregation. A Rosenwald school located on what is now called Sundown Road in Park Hill, McAlpine served the African American community in the Glen Alpine area. The school closed in 1965 as part of the desegregation and consolidation efforts in Burke County.
- Subjects:
- McAlpine Elementary education segregation place African American community Rosenwald school Park Hill
- Location:
- Park Hill, North Carolina
- Latitude:
- 35.70410938351325
- Longitude:
- -81.79996493354108
- Source:
- Children of the Struggle Project
- Source Identifier:
- mcalpine-elementary
- Type:
- place
- Format:
- image/jpg
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "McAlpine Elementary School", Children of the Struggle, History Museum of Burke County
- Reference Link:
- https://childrenogfthestruggle.org//items/mcalpine-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/