The Colored School

The Colored School (HMW41)

Location: Bloomington, IN 47408 Monroe County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 10.049', W 86° 31.909'

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Side A
By 1874, what has been known as the Colored School opened in Center School here at Sixth and Washington Streets to serve African-American elementary students of Bloomington. An 1869 law had mandated education of colored children, with a separate enumeration and separate schools supported with tax revenue within the common school system.

Side B
Before 1869, education of African-Americans was generally not within the common school system. The school building on this site was used until 1915, when it was replaced by the Carnegie library. Students attended classes at another site until the new Bannekar School opened on the west side December 1915; the school remained segregated until 1951.

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HM NumberHMW41
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number53.2005.1
Year Placed2005
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau, Bloomington Black Business & Professional Association, and Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 5:47am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 540445 N 4335467
Decimal Degrees39.16748333, -86.53181667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 10.049', W 86° 31.909'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 10' 2.94" N, 86° 31' 54.54" W
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Area Code(s)812, 317
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 202 E 6th St, Bloomington IN 47408, US
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