Eatonville is a small rural settlement north of
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County, Mississippi, Forrest County (where it is the county seat and largest city) and extending west into Lamar County, Mississippi, Lamar County. The city popu ...
. It is home to North Forrest High School.
North Forrest High School on Eatonville Road serves grades 7 to 12 and is the only high school in Forrest County School District.
[ The student body is 2/3 African American and 1/5 white. The school colors are royal blue and white. In 2021 Todd Lowery was announced as the new football coach.
]Clyde Kennard
Clyde Kennard (June 12, 1927July 4, 1963) was an American Korean War veteran and civil rights leader from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In the 1950s, he attempted several times to enroll at the all-white Mississippi Southern College (now the Univers ...
was from Hattiesburg and lived in Eatonville after fighting in the Korean War
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...
. He was barred from attending Mississippi Southern College (now the University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...
) nearby because it did not allow African American to attend.
Harold Ray Watson taught vocational agriculture at North Forrest High School in Eatonville before applying for missionary work.
R. A. Woullard preached at black churches in Eatonville and Hattiesburg.
The Eatonville Flat is a geologic feature 1 mile east of Eatonville.
See also
*Forrest County Agricultural High School
Forrest County Agricultural High School (FCAHS) is a public, secondary school in Brooklyn, in unincorporated Forrest County, Mississippi (United States). The school provides education to grades 9 12.
Forrest County AHS is the only independently f ...
References
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Cities in Hattiesburg metropolitan area