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A journey to equal education, stories from historic African American communities, W. Gresham Meggett High School, James Island, South Carolina, prepared by New South Associates ; Jeann Tran, historian and author ; Mary Beth Reed, project manager and co-author ; Wes Nimmo, historian and co-author ; Velma Fann, historian ; David Richarddson, historian

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A journey to equal education

prepared by New South Associates ; Jeann Tran, historian and author ; Mary Beth Reed, project manager and co-author ; Wes Nimmo, historian and co-author ; Velma Fann, historian ; David Richarddson, historian

stories from historic African American communities, W. Gresham Meggett High School, James Island, South Carolina

Gresham Meggett was an equalization school built on Grimbal Road in James Island in the early 1950s

Introduction -- Historic conetext -- African American education in South Carolina -- James Island's early twentieth-century education, 1900-1950 -- Equalization schools on James Island and W. Gresham Meggett Elementary and High School -- Short biographies of interviewees -- "Grassroots school put in the heart of the black community" -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A : interview transcripts -- Appendix B: class graduation photos