In a 1969 newspaper article, a parent explained that "my kids got to go to school," but that they were attending Wilkinson Christian since "They can't go to school with the coloreds.".[2]
In 1982, Wilkinson Academy teacher Bernard Waites told the Clarion-Ledger that he withdrew his daughter from public schools and sent her to Wilkinson Academy because "there was no way I was going to send her out to a school with 2,700 black kids."[3] Waites, who resigned as Wilkinson County School District superintendent to join the Academy, also said that he had difficulty accepting blacks socially and that he "didn't feel so good walking the halls of the black public schools."[4]
wilkinson, county, christian, academy, private, christian, school, wilkinson, county, mississippi, near, woodville, established, 1969, segregation, academy, locationwoodville, mississippicoordinates31, 075068, 312062, 075068, 312062informationtypeprivateestabl. Wilkinson County Christian Academy is a private PK3 12 Christian school in Wilkinson County Mississippi near Woodville 1 It was established in 1969 as a segregation academy Wilkinson County Christian AcademyLocationWoodville MississippiCoordinates31 04 30 N 91 18 43 W 31 075068 N 91 312062 W 31 075068 91 312062InformationTypePrivateEstablished1969 1969 PrincipalDonna LoomisGradesPK3 12Websitewww wbr wccarams wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Athletics 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editIn a 1969 newspaper article a parent explained that my kids got to go to school but that they were attending Wilkinson Christian since They can t go to school with the coloreds 2 In 1982 Wilkinson Academy teacher Bernard Waites told the Clarion Ledger that he withdrew his daughter from public schools and sent her to Wilkinson Academy because there was no way I was going to send her out to a school with 2 700 black kids 3 Waites who resigned as Wilkinson County School District superintendent to join the Academy also said that he had difficulty accepting blacks socially and that he didn t feel so good walking the halls of the black public schools 4 As of 2015 it has 270 students with the majority being from Wilkinson County West Feliciana Parish Louisiana and East Feliciana Parish Louisiana The campus is on U S Highway 61 South 5 Athletics editThe school won the 2016 Mississippi Association of Independent Schools class A AA football championship 6 See also editWilkinson County School District The county s public school systemReferences edit Contact Archive Wilkinson County Christian Academy Retrieved on April 15 2015 Wooten James January 7 1970 A new Day Ends Public Segregated Schools in Mississippi Honolulu Star Bulletin p 33 via Newspapers com Weaver Nancy November 29 1982 Race Remains a Factor in School Choice Clarion Ledger p 12 via Newspapers com Weaver Nancy November 19 1982 Desegregation in Mississippi leaves public schools wanting Clarion Ledger p 1 via Newspapers com About the School Archive Wilkinson County Christian Academy Retrieved on April 15 2015 MAIS A AA Championship Wilkinson County Christian 8 Tri County Academy 7 WJTV 12 News 2015 11 20 Retrieved 2018 01 11 nbsp nbsp This Mississippi school related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilkinson County Christian Academy amp oldid 1223744600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
