Coketon Colored School
N 39° 08.518 W 079° 30.390
17S E 629068 N 4333593
A sign telling us the background of a segregated school once located here.
Waymark Code: WMJNG9
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2013
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Coketon Colored School
Segregated school located along North Fork of the Blackwater that served Coketon, center of coal and coke empire of H. G. Davis. In 1892 teacher Carrie Williams, represented by J. R. Clifford, state's first African American lawyer, sued when county reduced school's terms. She won equal pay and terms for black students in WV. School closed in 1954.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Coketon Colored School
Marker Location: Douglas road west of Thomas, WV
County or Independent City: Thomas, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives & History, 2011
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