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Leighton Training School, Leighton, Colbert County, 1929 (Places in Peril 2001)

10/22/2001

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With a U-shaped plan and Colonial Revival stylistic elements, the one-story brick former Colbert County Training School is a sturdy reminder of progressive African-American educational opportunities during the era before integration. Completed in 1929 utilizing monies from the Julius Rosenwald Fund, its prominent alumni include entertainer Percy Sledge. The school served several generations of students until it closed in 1970. T he following year the building was reopened as the Leighton Middle School. That school closed following the end of the 1993-94 school years, and since that time the building has been badly vandalized.

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Yolitha Lanay Carter link

2/11/2021 06:02:46 pm

MY HOMETOWN> I use to wish and dream of attending one day. Basically I grew up playing and hanging out all my life. Saw it bin 2020 it is just a few Bricks. I wonder if all those builders and stone mason"s would come together to RE-BUILD A FUTURE FOR MY HOMETOWN. There is a story to be told about it's creation.

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