| Marker Number |
6926 |
| Atlas Number |
5073006926 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Rusk Public School No. 2 for African Americans |
| Index Entry |
Rusk Public School No. 2 for African Americans, Site of |
| Address |
|
| City |
Rusk |
| County |
Cherokee |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
295696 |
| UTM Northing |
3519811 |
| Subject Codes |
African American topics; educational topics |
| Marker Year |
1993 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
1/4 mile west of Courthouse on US 84 (W. 6th St.) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
By 1884 the Rusk Public School District maintained two schools: No. 1 for its Anglo students and No. 2 for its African American students. A yearly average of 50 students met in a small house built here about 1895 to house Rusk Public School No. 2. In 1939 the Rusk Independent School District erected a new school building southeast of downtown Rusk for its African American students. Named after long-term principal G. W. Bradford, the facility was used until Rusk integrated its schools in the 1960s. Many graduates of this school became highly respected professionals. |
