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'''Graymont Elementary School''' is a former elementary school in the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system. It was located at 300 [[8th Avenue West]] in the [[Graymont]] neighborhood. It was first opened in [[1901]] with additions completed in [[1908]]. | |||
Graymont was the first school in the Birmingham system to be integrated when [[James Armstrong]], who had prevailed in his lawsuit, ''[[Armstrong v. Birmingham Board of Education]]'', saw his sons [[Dwight Armstrong|Dwight]] and [[Floyd Armstrong|Floyd]] enter school under on [[September 10]], a day after they had been turned away from the door. | |||
After integration, Graymont Elementary became largely redundant to [[Hill Elementary School]], which had been reconstructed in the 1950s. | |||
After the school closed, it was converted into the offices of the [[Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity]], which operates federally-funded social programs such as pre-kindergarten, adult day care, substance abuse, nutrition, utility assistance, job training, residential weatherization, and family counseling. | |||
[[Category:Former schools]] | |||
[[Category:Birmingham schools]] | |||
[[Category:8th Avenue West]] | |||
[[Category:1901 buildings]] | |||
[[Category:Civil rights landmarks]] | |||
Revision as of 20:08, 8 March 2008
Graymont Elementary School is a former elementary school in the Birmingham City Schools system. It was located at 300 8th Avenue West in the Graymont neighborhood. It was first opened in 1901 with additions completed in 1908.
Graymont was the first school in the Birmingham system to be integrated when James Armstrong, who had prevailed in his lawsuit, Armstrong v. Birmingham Board of Education, saw his sons Dwight and Floyd enter school under on September 10, a day after they had been turned away from the door.
After integration, Graymont Elementary became largely redundant to Hill Elementary School, which had been reconstructed in the 1950s.
After the school closed, it was converted into the offices of the Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity, which operates federally-funded social programs such as pre-kindergarten, adult day care, substance abuse, nutrition, utility assistance, job training, residential weatherization, and family counseling.