Longing for a good education, 12 black students banded together in 1900 to form Garnet High School. The school, located in Charleston, WV, was a three-story, brick structure and all-black students attended. Grades 1-12 were taught under the direction of the first principal, Charles Wesley Boyd. The school was named after Henry Highland Garnet, who […]

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