Шаблон:Short descriptionШаблон:Use mdy datesШаблон:Infobox schoolBurrell Normal School (1903 – 1969), was a private school for African American students established in 1903 in Florence, Alabama, U.S..[1][2][3] The school was for grades 1 to 12, and served as a normal school. A historical marker for the school was erected by the Florence Historical Board and is located at W College Street at Burrell Street in Florence.[4] It was also known as Burrell Academy, Burrell High School, and Burrell–Slater High School.[4]
History
The was first named Burrell Academy and was initially located in Selma, Alabama.[5] It was founded in 1869 as the first school for Blacks in the city of Selma, and was destroyed by a suspicious fire in 1900.[1][5]
In 1903, the school was rebuilt by the American Missionary Association (A.M.A), which had decided to change the location of the building based on need to Florence, Alabama.[1] The first class to attend the new school was in 1904, and the first graduating class was in 1906.[1] In 1905, they had four teachers, including the principal.[6]
Benjamin F. Cox was the first principal, serving from 1905 to 1906.[6] In 1906, Cox was transferred to a Albany Normal School in Albany, Georgia; and George N. White was promoted to the role of principal.[6]
In 1937, the Florence City Board of Education assumed its operation of the school and changed the name to Burrell High School.[7] In 1951, the school was moved to the Slater Elementary School Building, and the name was changed to Burrell–Slater High School. The Burrell–Slater building burned in 1958, and a new Burrell-Slater building was constructed on the original site by 1960.[5] In 1969, after racial integration, it became the first vocational school in the city.
