Anniston Normal and Industrial School

Anniston Normal and Industrial School
Anniston Normal and Industrial School
Location
	323 Walnut Avenue,; Anniston, Alabama, United States
Coordinates	33°38′56″N 85°50′00″W / 33.649008°N 85.833384°W
Information
Other names	Anniston Normal and Industrial College
School type	Black elementary school Private
Religious affiliation(s)	Baptist
Established	1898
Founder	A.A. Battle
Closed	c. 1915

The Anniston Normal and Industrial School (1898 – c. 1915) was a segregated private school for African-Americans in Anniston, Alabama, US.^[1] Initially a parochial school affiliated with the Baptists.

History[edit]

The school was founded by A.A. Battle, and was funded by the Baptists.^[2]^[3] It was opened eight months a year, and was operated by Black people.^[3] Former principals of the Anniston Normal and Industrial School included E.B. Knight,^[3] and Charles H. Hayes.^[2]

During it's brief history of operation, the school experienced multiple fires.^[4]^[5] It closed due to lack of enrollment and funding issues.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b O'Dell, Kimberly (2000). Anniston. Arcadia Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7385-0601-2 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Negro Education: A Study of the Private and Higher Schools for Colored People in the United States. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education. 1917. p. 705 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hartshorn, W. N. (William Newton) (1910). Era of Progress and Promise, 1863–1910: The Religious, Moral, and Educational Development of the American Negro Since His Emancipation. p. 267. Retrieved 2024-07-01 – via North Carolina Digital Collections.
^ "Negro School Damaged". Birmingham Post-Herald. 1911-10-05. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-07-01 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Zinn Hall To Be Rebuilt On A Much Larger Scale". The Birmingham News. 1910-12-12. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-07-01 – via Newspapers.com.

[OdellKimberly-1] O'Dell, Kimberly (2000). Anniston. Arcadia Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7385-0601-2 – via Google Books.

[DeptInterior-2] Negro Education: A Study of the Private and Higher Schools for Colored People in the United States. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education. 1917. p. 705 – via Google Books.

[HartshornWN-3] Hartshorn, W. N. (William Newton) (1910). Era of Progress and Promise, 1863–1910: The Religious, Moral, and Educational Development of the American Negro Since His Emancipation. p. 267. Retrieved 2024-07-01 – via North Carolina Digital Collections.

[4] "Negro School Damaged". Birmingham Post-Herald. 1911-10-05. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-07-01 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Zinn Hall To Be Rebuilt On A Much Larger Scale". The Birmingham News. 1910-12-12. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-07-01 – via Newspapers.com.

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