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The Historic Eureka School serves as a focal point of history and heritage for African Americans in the Hattiesburg community. When it opened in 1921, it was one of only two brick high schools for African Americans in the state.
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- Centennial Celebration
The Legacy of Love Exhibit was the kickoff of the Historic...
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A Cast of Blues exhibition opened Saturday, September 11 and...
- Generations Strong
Jobie Martin was born in Hattiesburg and attended Eureka...
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Historic Eureka School. 410 E. Sixth Street, Hattiesburg, MS...
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Freddie “Mr. Empire” Trotter is a local entertainer that...
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Eureka School, located at 412 East 6th Street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was constructed in 1921 as a public school for African Americans. [4] The school was the first brick school building for black students to be built in Mississippi. [5]
Nov 22, 2017 · Eureka School was a public school on East 6th Street built in 1921. It opened as a school for black children in grades 1-12. By 1947 it had grown to 1400 students, and a new school was needed. It became an elementary school in 1949 after the opening of Royal High School, a high school for black students. It stopped operating as a school in 1987 ...
Nov 22, 2017 · Hattiesburg's Eureka School was built in 1921 for African-American students in grades 1-12. It is now slated to become a civil rights museum.
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Jobie Martin was born in Hattiesburg and attended Eureka High School before moving to Gulfport. He became the first African American Mississippian to host a commercial TV Show in the 70’s, the Jobie Martin Show. He is known for interviewing personalities such as Joe Louis, Mahalia Jackson, and James Brown.
The two-story brick Mission-styled school, boasting large well-lit classrooms and a separate Home Science building (demolished), was described by state educational leaders when it opened as “one of the best equipped school buildings” for African Americans in the state.
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When Eureka School opened in September 1921 for Grades 1 through 12, it was the second brick school building for African American students in the state of Mississippi. The cornerstone of the building was laid on behalf of a local Masonic Lodge, Hattiesburg Lodge No. 115, by the Masonic Grand Master of Mississippi, W.W. Phillips.
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