This section provides additional information, sources, and a bibliography on educational and equalization school history. Read the FAQs, learn how to research the history of your school, and learn about listing your school in the National Register. Also visit our collection of resources for teachers!
Online Resources:
Equalization Schools: South Carolina's History of Unequal Education, College of Charleston's Lowcountry Digital History Initiative, 2022.
Historic Resources of Equalization Schools in South Carolina, 1951-1960 (pdf)
South Carolina's Equalization Schools, Historic Context (pdf)
Equalization Schools in Charleston County, South Carolina (pdf)
Journey to Equal Education, Charleston County Oral History project on W. Gresham Meggett Elementary and High School
Equalization Schools in Horry County, South Carolina (pdf)
SC Equalization Schools, Flickr page
Somebody Had To Do It: First Children in School Desegregation, Lowcountry Digital History Initiative
How Did We Get to Now?, volume 1, South Carolina African American Heritage Commission research project
How Did We Get to Now?, volume 2, South Carolina African American Heritage Commission research project
Historic Resources of Equalization Schools in South Carolina, 1951-1960 (pdf)
South Carolina's Equalization Schools, Historic Context (pdf)
Equalization Schools in Charleston County, South Carolina (pdf)
Journey to Equal Education, Charleston County Oral History project on W. Gresham Meggett Elementary and High School
Equalization Schools in Horry County, South Carolina (pdf)
SC Equalization Schools, Flickr page
Somebody Had To Do It: First Children in School Desegregation, Lowcountry Digital History Initiative
How Did We Get to Now?, volume 1, South Carolina African American Heritage Commission research project
How Did We Get to Now?, volume 2, South Carolina African American Heritage Commission research project
South Carolina Equalization Schools in the National Register:
J.S. Wright High School (black), Abbeville County, South Carolina (pdf)
Port Royal Elementary School (white), Beaufort County, South Carolina (pdf)
Chicora Graded School (white), Charleston County, South Carolina (pdf)
W. Gresham Meggett Elementary and High School (black), Charleston County, South Carolina (pdf)
Finley High School (black), Chester County, South Carolina (pdf)
Robert Smalls Elementary School, Chesterfield County, South Carolina (pdf)
Scott's Branch High School, Clarendon County, South Carolina (pdf)
Ruffin High and Elementary School (black), Colleton County, South Carolina (pdf)
Latimer High and Elementary School, Dillon County, South Carolina
Edgewood Elementary and High School (black), Greenwood County, South Carolina (pdf)
Dennis High School, Lee County, South Carolina
Lakeview Elementary and High School, Lexington County, South Carolina (pdf)
Florence C. Benson Elementary School, Richland County, South Carolina
Mary H. Wright Elementary School, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Lincoln High School, Sumter County, South Carolina (pdf)
Port Royal Elementary School (white), Beaufort County, South Carolina (pdf)
Chicora Graded School (white), Charleston County, South Carolina (pdf)
W. Gresham Meggett Elementary and High School (black), Charleston County, South Carolina (pdf)
Finley High School (black), Chester County, South Carolina (pdf)
Robert Smalls Elementary School, Chesterfield County, South Carolina (pdf)
Scott's Branch High School, Clarendon County, South Carolina (pdf)
Ruffin High and Elementary School (black), Colleton County, South Carolina (pdf)
Latimer High and Elementary School, Dillon County, South Carolina
Edgewood Elementary and High School (black), Greenwood County, South Carolina (pdf)
Dennis High School, Lee County, South Carolina
Lakeview Elementary and High School, Lexington County, South Carolina (pdf)
Florence C. Benson Elementary School, Richland County, South Carolina
Mary H. Wright Elementary School, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Lincoln High School, Sumter County, South Carolina (pdf)
Other States:
Beacon Elementary and Trinity High School, DeKalb County, Georgia
J.D. Dickerson Elementary School, Toombs County, Georgia
Martin Elementary School, Terrell County, Georgia
Vienna High and Industrial School, Dooley County, Georgia
L.C. Anderson High School, Travis County, Texas
Armstrong Elementary School, Lynchburg County, Virginia
Booker T. Washington Elementary School, Franklin County, Virginia
Hayden High School, Independent City County, Virginia
J.D. Dickerson Elementary School, Toombs County, Georgia
Martin Elementary School, Terrell County, Georgia
Vienna High and Industrial School, Dooley County, Georgia
L.C. Anderson High School, Travis County, Texas
Armstrong Elementary School, Lynchburg County, Virginia
Booker T. Washington Elementary School, Franklin County, Virginia
Hayden High School, Independent City County, Virginia