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   The Norris School opened in 1910. From its creation to 1953 the school taught grades 1 – 10 with many students that wanted to continue their education moving on the nearby St. Paul School. The school expanded and offered more programs following the hiring of A.C. Williams. In 1953 money was raised for a new school building and gymnasium. This addition was in no small part due to the strong athletic program offered at the Norris School specifically a powerhouse basketball program. The school would become part of Commerce ISD in 1960 and in 1965 the process of integration had begun with full desegregation occurring in 1966.  With desegregation occurring in the city’s public schools there was also desegregation at East Texas State University. In the late 1960s African American attendance at the university was also met with the hiring of several African American faculty members. 

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