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William Penn High School, also known as High Point Normal & Industrial Institute, is a historic high school for African-American students located at High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. The high school building was built in 1910–1911, and enlarged and renovated in 1929–1930.
The William Penn Project explores the history of William Penn High School, which served African-American students in High Point, North Carolina from the 1890s through its closure in 1968.
Feb 11, 2023 · On Feb. 11, 1960, 26 students at William Penn High School, now known as Penn-Griffin School for the Arts in High Point, walked into the Woolworth store in High Point and sat at the...
To recover, document, and make freely available the history of William Penn High School, the African American high school in North Carolina from 1892 through 1968. We hope this history will enrich understanding of High Point's past by incorporating voices that traditionally have been less frequently heard or recognized than others in the community.
The William Penn Project is a classroom-based learning initiative that explores and shares the history of a segregated African American high school in High Point, North Carolina from its founding in 1892 through its closure in 1968.
- High Point, NC 27268 USA
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- (336) 841-4547
The William Penn Project explores the history of William Penn High School, which served African-American students in High Point, North Carolina from the 1890s through its closure in 1968.
William Penn High School, also known as High Point Normal & Industrial Institute, is a historic high school for African-American students located at High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. The high school building was built in 1910–1911, and enlarged and renovated in 1929–1930.
