Slater High School


Slater High School was a segregated high school for African-Americans in Bristol, Tennessee, United States.
The school was named for John Fox Slater, a philanthropist who funded the education of freedmen after the Civil War.

History

The school was founded as Bristol Normal School in 1900, administered by the United Presbyterian Church. A donation by the John F. Slater fund in 1914 enabled the Bristol, Tennessee Board of Education to purchase the school and property for $8,000. The name was changed to McDowell High School, and renamed to honor John F. Slater in 1955 after the school was enlarged.
The football team won the Tri-State championship in 1962.
The school closed in 1965 following desegregation, and students transferred to Tennessee High School.
The building was later occupied by the Slater Community Center.

Notable alumni