Mark in Texas History: Green Bay Church and School
MITH: Green Bay Church and School By Mark Scirto and KLTV Digital Media Staff | February 27, 2021 at 2:24 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 1:36 AM
TUCKER, Texas (KLTV) - For the rest of the month, we will honor Black History Month with historical markers centered around Black history. This week, Mark Scirto tells us about a church which started a segregated school in Anderson County. Green Bay AME Church historical marker. (Source: KLTV)
Just to the northwest of Palestine in the community of Tucker are Green Bay Methodist Church and what was once known as Green Bay High School. The high school building, is now known as the Green Bay Community Center. The school started in 1899, when 11 black men of the community formed a board of trustees.