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Green McAdoo School, Clinton, TN

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Green McAdoo School

A former segregated Black elementary school in Clinton, Tennessee, now a museum honoring the Clinton 12 and the town's role in desegregation.

101 School Street, Clinton, TN 37716 · Clinton, TN

About Green McAdoo School

The Green McAdoo School served Clinton's African American children as a segregated elementary school until 1965. The building was completed in 1935 to a design by Knoxville architect Frank O. Barber. It is now the Green McAdoo Cultural Center, which tells the story of twelve students who took part in the effort to desegregate Clinton High School. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum also offers programs on the Jim Crow era and on civil rights history, and its events are free to attend.

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  • #desegregation
  • #African American history
  • #school history
  • #Clinton 12

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