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Revision as of 15:56, 3 January 2026
School in Bristol, Tennessee
Slater High School (also John F. Slater High School) was a segregated high school for African-Americans in Bristol, Tennessee, United States.[2]
The school was named for John Fox Slater, a philanthropist who funded the education of freedmen after the Civil War.[3]
History
The school was founded as Bristol Normal School in 1900, administered by the United Presbyterian Church.[4] A donation by the John F. Slater fund in 1914 enabled the Bristol, Tennessee Board of Education to purchase the school and property for $8,000.[4] The name was changed to McDowell High School, and renamed to honor John F. Slater in 1955 after the school was enlarged.[4]
The football team won the Tri-State championship in 1962.[5]
The school closed in 1965 following desegregation, and students transferred to Tennessee High School.[5]
The building was later occupied by the Slater Community Center.[6]
