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Farming For A Better Future, page 224
(Top Left) School Census Card for the Alexander Family with Children at the Rosenwald School, Moulton, 1938 (Lawrence County Archives, Moulton, Alabama) (Top Right) School Census Card for the Jackson Family with Children at Moulton Colored School, 1958 (Lawrence County Archives, Moulton, Alabama) (Above) Excerpt of 1940 Census Record Showing Luther Alexander Owning a Farm (National Archives and Records Administration via Ancestry.com)
American community was responsible for this new school. Journalist Deangelo McDaniel found a newspaper article from 1950 declaring that “early Saturday morning, 14 negro bricklayers and 35 helpers gathered on the site of the new Rosenwald School to begin work on the building they have campaigned for since two years ago.”
The 1950 topographic map reflects the move and expansion of the school, although it does not
label it. In 1970 or 1971, the school was closed due to integration; however, the 1976 topographic map continues to label it “High School." The old Moulton High School is currently used by the county for a PreKindergarten program called Head Start. The history of the school is conveyed by a historical marker. Built on the highest point in the community, the school and its surroundings are still referred to as “on the hill." In the early 20th century, the whole area was owned by African American landowners.
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