E.J. Campbell High School; Prior to 1903 African American
children in Nacogdoches were taught at two different locations
by Will Sanders, Peyton Edwards Walton, Sr., and T. C. Ayers. In
1903, the schools were combined and moved to a building on
Shawnee Street to create the Nacogdoches Colored School. This
building, which is still standing on Shawnee Street, educated
African American children of all grades. In 1937, the school
board voted to change the name to E.J. Campbell School in honor
of a former principal. The building continued to educate all
grade levels until 1954 at which time high school students moved
into a new building across the street. The high school became
known as E.J. Campbell High School and the old building became
Emaline Carpenter Elementary School. From 1965 to 1969, NISD
offered a “freedom of choice” plan with schools becoming fully
integrated in the 1970-71 school year. This item may be
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