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John M. Langston High School
John M. Langston High School is a former school for African Americans in Danville, Virginia Danville is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States, located in the Southside Virginia region and on the fall line of the Dan River. It was a center of tobacco production and was an area of Confederate activity .... It was built in 1932. E. A. Gibson was the first principal. He was succeeded by R. L. Armstead, C. D. Paige, and John Byrd. A new school building was constructed in 1958 on Cleveland Street. In 1970, with integration, it was merged with George Washington High School and converted to a junior high school. It was renamed in 2016. C. B. Claiborne is an alumnus. Joyce Glaise wrote about her experiences at the school and growing up in the Danville community. Westmoreland High School preceded it. It was one of many high schools for African Americans converted to serve lower grades after integration. A book on Danville has a photo of the school. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danville, Virginia
Danville is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States, located in the Southside Virginia region and on the fall line of the Dan River. It was a center of tobacco production and was an area of Confederate activity during the American Civil War, due to its strategic location on the Richmond and Danville Railroad. In April 1865 it briefly served as the final capital of the Confederacy before the South surrendered. Danville is the principal city of the Danville, Virginia Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,590. It is bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina to the south. It hosts the Danville Otterbots baseball club of the Appalachian League. Danville had an African American majority during the Reconstruction era and had African American political representatives of the Readjuster Party until after the Danville Massacre and Democrats regaining control locally and statewide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington High School (Danville, Virginia)
George Washington High School is a secondary school of Danville, Virginia. It is a member of the Piedmont District, Conference 23 in the 4A classification. The school has approximately 1400 students and 200 staff. The school mascot has been the Eagle since 1970/71 school year (previously being the Cardinal), upon the school's merger with John M. Langston High School. Athletics Both George Washington boys' and girls' basketball teams have won the Western Valley district championship numerous times. The boys' basketball team won the state championship in 1933, 1996 and 1998 and finished nationally ranked both of the 96 and 98 seasons. The 1985 Girls Basketball team won the States Championship. The 1996 team finished the season ranked #4 in the ''USA Today'' Final Poll with a record of 28-0. The 1998 team finished the season ranked #22 in the ''USA Today'' Final Poll with a record of 27-1. Most recently, the boys' team won the 2019 Class 4 State Championship game and finished with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Mitchell (defensive Lineman)
James Halcot Mitchell (born September 15, 1948) is a former American football defensive end who played eight seasons in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ... (NFL) for the Detroit Lions. External linksNFL.com player page 1948 births Living people Sportspeople from Danville, Virginia Players of American football from Virginia American football defensive ends Virginia State Trojans football players Detroit Lions players {{defensive-lineman-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
