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Burnsville One-Room Colored School Facebook page
The
Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical
Society, a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization
that seeks to preserve Burnsville's One-Room Colored
School and promote the history of African-Americans
living in Burnsville and Tishomingo County area
of Mississippi. The Society is a membership organization,
open to all, and relies on membership fees, gifts
and donations, and grants from private foundations
for its many preservation projects for the betterment
of Tishomingo County.
The
Society formed a committee of concerned citizens
to restore and preserve the Burnsville Colored School
that was once a one room schoolhouse for African-American
children in the city of Burnsville Mississippi.
The School is listed is registered as a Mississippi
Historic Landmark.
The
segregated school never had an official name. In
official school records, the school was referred
to as the "Colored School" or the "Black
School." In keeping with the accuracy of the
school's history, the majority of the membership
voted to retain its original name.
The
goals of the "Building A Bigger, Brighter Future
for Burnsville" is:
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To protect and preserve the structural integrity
of the school building and the land it is on, not
only because it is a part of Mississippi's history
but also because there are so few one-room schools
remaining in the United States today.
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To secure funds to restore the school to its original
condition and use it as an educational museum to
house relevant memorabilia such as books, papers,
photographs, and artifacts pertaining to the history
of area African Americans.
See
more photos and information on the
Burnsville One-Room Colored School Facebook page
The
school has now been completed restored and is open
to visitors, however we still seek funds to help
maintain the building.
Download donation form here
or click below to make a secure donation to the
Tishomingo County Archives & History Museum
via PayPal.
