Booker T. Washington High School served African American students in
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...
. The Booker T. Washington High School Foundation was established to preserve and celebrate the school's heritage and legacy.
Educational historian
Anthony L. Edwards has written about the school and its history and conducted interviews as part of his research.
The school's auditorium is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
.
The University of South Carolina's Museum of Education hosts a web exhibition on the high school and its participation in a 1940 Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools for Negroes’ Secondary School Study.
Alumni
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Ethel Martin Bolden
Ethel Evangeline Martin Bolden (December 14, 1918 – October 20, 2002) was an African-American librarian, educator, historian, and community leader.
Bolden educated generations of residents in Columbia, South Carolina. Bolden established libra ...
See also
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List of things named after Booker T. Washington
The following is a list of things and places named after American educator Booker T. Washington.
Places Parks
* Booker T. Washington State Park – situated on the shores of Chickamauga Lake in Tennessee
* Booker T. Washington State Park & ...
References
{{National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
African-American history of South Carolina
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Schools in Columbia, South Carolina