The Green McAdoo School in Clinton, Tennessee, was the community's segregated elementary school for African American children until 1965.[1] The school was completed in 1935, and designed by architect Frank O. Barber of Knoxville. It is now a museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Green McAdoo School | |
 View of the front of the Green McAdoo Cultural Center, including the statues of the "Clinton 12" next to the steps that lead to the entrance. | |
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| Location | 101 School St. Clinton, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 36°06′09″N 84°08′25″W / 36.1025°N 84.1403°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001218 |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 2005 |
The Green McAdoo School deteriorated after its closure, but was reopened as a museum and cultural center in 2006. Federal grants and local government funding helped to pay for renovations to the building. A set of life-size bronze statues of the "Clinton 12," the 12 African American students who attended Clinton High School in the fall of 1956 when the high school was desegregated under court order, is displayed outside the school's front entrance.[2]
In 2018, the Green McAdoo Cultural Center became a part of the Tennessee State Museum system.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ The Story of Desegregation in Clinton, Tennessee Archived 2013-01-25 at archive.today, Green McAdoo Cultural Center website (accessed November 25, 2007)
- ^ Fowler, Bob (2006-02-26). "The Ultimate Risk". Knoxville News-Sentinel. Scripps. pp. B1, B4, B5. Archived from the original on 2006-03-22. Retrieved 2006-05-21.
- ^ Webb, Jennifer (2018-08-26). "Green McAdoo Cultural Center becomes part of TN State Museum system". WATE.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.