Back to the journey following a pause for medical reasons and for the Holiday Season.
Found a book awhile back in a used book store, "Senate Journal 1898-99 (Alabama)" published in 1900, and lately discovered the following entry on page 1616:
"H. 1281. To incorporate the Cross Keys High School in the town of Cross Keys, Macon county, Alabama.
Feb 16, 1899, read first time, referred to Comm, on Education.
Feb 18, 1899, reported favorably, read second time.
Feb 21, 1899, read third time and signed, passed.
Feb 23, 1899, approved."
This tells me that Cross Keys was still chugging along in 1899, that there were families there with kids of age to attend high school, and that this was a public high school funded by public tax money.
Given that in 1901 a new state constitution was going to be predicated on white supremacy, it also tells me that this High School was a racially segregated school for whites.
The journey continues...
Found a book awhile back in a used book store, "Senate Journal 1898-99 (Alabama)" published in 1900, and lately discovered the following entry on page 1616:
"H. 1281. To incorporate the Cross Keys High School in the town of Cross Keys, Macon county, Alabama.
Feb 16, 1899, read first time, referred to Comm, on Education.
Feb 18, 1899, reported favorably, read second time.
Feb 21, 1899, read third time and signed, passed.
Feb 23, 1899, approved."
This tells me that Cross Keys was still chugging along in 1899, that there were families there with kids of age to attend high school, and that this was a public high school funded by public tax money.
Given that in 1901 a new state constitution was going to be predicated on white supremacy, it also tells me that this High School was a racially segregated school for whites.
The journey continues...