Created By: City of Okolona
Okolona Children Park
Formerly Meridian Street School-corner of North Olive/West Washington-First public school for Black children in Okolona. C 1920-1958-1st-8th grades. After finishing 8th grade, students went to high school at the Okolona Industrial (Okolona College) to complete 9th-12 grades. Meridian Street changed an era from school being taught in area/rural church to public schools.
This point of interest is part of the tour: African American Tour
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