Governor Morehead School
Governor Morehead School(GMS), formerlyNorth Carolina State School for the Blind and Deaf,is a K–12 public school for the blind inRaleigh, North Carolina.In the era ofde jureeducational segregation in the United States,it served blind people of all races and deaf black people.
Its namesake isJohn Motley Morehead,Governor of North Carolina.
History
[edit]In 1845 the school was established; it took ages 5–21. It served African-American students from the beginning, in separate facilities undereducational segregation in the United States.[1]In 1898 adormitory for the schoolwas built byFrank Pierce Milburn.[2]
It was the first American school to educate black, blind, and deaf students.[3]
In 1923 white students moved to its current site in Raleigh, while black students were on the original campus,[1]inGarner.The school took both deaf and blind black students.[4]
In 1964 it got its current name.[1]In 1966 the U.S. federal authorities were withholding $89,927 aid inTitle Ifunds as the school had not yet desegregated.[4]In 1967, as part of racial desegregation, the school began swapping the racial groups across the campuses.[1]Black deaf students were to be moved to theNorth Carolina School for the Deafand theEast North Carolina School for the Deaf,so Morehead became a blind-only school.[4]In 1977 desegregation was completed.[1]
In 2014 there were discussions over whether the City of Raleigh should buy land that included GMS property.[5]The property concerned included a field, unused, with 7.3 acres (3.0 ha) of land total. In 2014 the City of Raleigh offered to buy theDorothea Dixproperty and the Morehead field for $51.26 million.[6]TheNorth Carolina House of Representativesapproved a bill allowing the sale.[7]
Campus
[edit]
The school has dormitory facilities.[8]
The campus hosts grades 6–10 of theWake County Public SchoolsinstitutionWake Young Women's Leadership Academy.[9]
It is adjacent toCentral Prison.[10]
Student body
[edit]As of 2016[update]about 66% board.[11]
Notable people
[edit]- Skeeter Brandon,blues musician[12]
- Martha Louise Morrow Foxx,educator of the blind in Mississippi[13]
- Fred Hedrick,jurist[14]
- Vernon Malone,politician, former school superintendent[15]
- Ronnie Milsap,country musician[16]
- Doc Watson,bluegrass, country, folk, blues, and gospel musician[17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcde"About GMS".Governor Morehead School.Retrieved2021-06-26.
- ^Robert Topkins, John Baxton Flower, III, and Catherine Cockshutt (June 1982)."North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf Dormitory"(PDF).National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory.North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office.RetrievedJuly 9,2021.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^"North Carolina Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, Colored Department (Raleigh)".Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind.Retrieved2021-07-01.
- ^abc"$89,927 Blind-Deaf School May Lose U.S. Aid".The Charlotte Observer.Associated Press.1966-09-15. p. 18A.
Under the plan, the Negro deaf [...] integrated basis.
- "Morganton and Wilson" refer toNorth Carolina School for the Deafand theEast North Carolina School for the Deaf-ClippingatNewspapers.com. - ^"Raleigh wants to add part of Morehead School land to Dix deal".WRAL.2014-05-07.Retrieved2021-06-26.
- ^"Raleigh offers $51.26 million for Dorothea Dix property and Morehead School field".The Times News.McClatchy News Service.2014-05-09.Retrieved2021-06-26.
- ^"N.C. House OKs Dix bill; Senate's turn".Triangle Business Journal.
- ^"Residential Life".Governor Morehead School.Retrieved2021-06-26.
- ^"2020-2021 High School Profile"(PDF).Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy.Retrieved2021-07-01.
- ^Welton, J. Michael (2018-05-04)."These 81 acres may be developed in Raleigh's future. What are your dreams for the site?".News & Observer.Retrieved2021-06-26.
- ^Owens, Evan (2016-06-02)."Governor Morehead School for the Blind graduates six seniors".News & Observer.Retrieved2021-07-01.
- ^Toenes, Chris (January 16, 2008)."Skeeter Brandon | Spotlight".Indy Week.RetrievedJuly 9,2021.
- ^Pridgen, Rosie L. T."Martha Louise Morrow Foxx".Hall of Fame: Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field; American Printing House for the Blind.RetrievedJuly 9,2021.
- ^Weigl, Andrea (July 19, 2009)."Former judge dies at 86".The News & Observer.Archivedfrom the original on January 29, 2013.RetrievedJuly 9,2021.
- ^"Funeral arrangements set for Sen. Vernon Malone".WRAL-TV.April 18, 2009.RetrievedJuly 9,2021.
- ^Colin Larkin,ed. (1997).The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music(Concise ed.).Virgin Books.p. 848/9.ISBN1-85227-745-9.
- ^Kaufman, Steve (1999).The Legacy of Doc Watson.Mel Bay Publications. p. 152.ISBN978-0-7866-3393-7.
Further reading
[edit]- Chase, Alan Anthony (2017).Educational Policy Formation: The Closing and Unclosing of The Governor Morehead School for the Blind(PDF).Raleigh, North Carolina:North Carolina State University.
External links
[edit]| Main |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Government | ||
| Colleges and universities | ||
| Attractions |
| |
| Sports | ||
| Media |
| |
| Transportation | ||
- Schools for the blind in the United States
- Schools for the deaf in the United States
- Schools in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Public boarding schools in the United States
- Public K–12 schools in the United States
- Public elementary schools in North Carolina
- Public middle schools in North Carolina
- Public high schools in North Carolina
- 1845 establishments in North Carolina
- Educational institutions established in 1845
- Historically segregated African-American schools in North Carolina