Neosho landmark in final stage of historic place designation

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     (AP) – A significant landmark in the history of education of black
students is in its final stages before being added to the National Register of
Historic Places.
     The Joplin Globe reports historic preservation consultant Deb Sheals
presented the George Washington Carver schoolhouse to the Missouri Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation last week. The site was approved and
recommended for advancement to the final stage.
     The National Park Service is expected to approve the designation within the
next 12 weeks in Washington, D.C.
     Missouri passed legislation in 1865 requiring districts to provide schools for
children regardless of race, but included a provision for segregated schools.
     The public school was the first dedicated school for black students in Neosho.
Prominent scientist and inventor George Washington Carver attended the school
for two years.

   

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