Draft:J. B. Felton
Notable? Full name?
J. B. Felton was South Carolina's State Agent for Negro Schools.[1] He worked to increase the number and quality of schools for African Americams including high schools.[2]
Felton Training School was established in 1925 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It was a Rosenwald School and was named for J. B. Felton. A historical marker commemorates it history.[3] A teacherage was added in 1927.[4] The [[Rosenwald School Building Program in South Carolina 1917-1932 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5] Felton Laboratory Charter School is now in Orangeburg.
References
[edit]- ^ Negro Yearbook 1925-26 by Monroe Work The Tuskegee Institute 1925 page 41
- ^ Thomas, June M. (10 March 2022). Struggling to Learn: An Intimate History of School Desegregation in South Carolina. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 9781643362601.
- ^ https://thetandd.com/community/marker-honors-felton-s-history-in-education/article_43de47d2-73b2-59ee-857b-3a78e7a15e50.html
- ^ https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=223748
- ^ www.nationalregister.sc.gov/MPS/MPS050.pdf
- This draft is in progress as of May 12, 2023.