Mark in Texas History: Kilgore Colored School, CB Dansby School
Mark in Texas History: Kilgore Colored School
By KLTV Digital Media Staff | February 13, 2021 at 6:49 PM CST - Updated February 13 at 10:13 PM
KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - With February being Black History Month, today Mark Scirto talked about a former segregated school named after a historic educator.
The CB Dansby School is recognized as part of a historical marker called “Kilgore Colored and C.B. Dansby Schools.” The marker didn’t come along until less than two years ago.
It was on this site in 1935 when Kilgore ISD built the building for Black students. C.B Dansby was the principal for 25 years. He died during a graduation ceremony. The school was renamed in his honor in 1956.