Year Minimum Foundation building program completed c. 1955 and 1956. For some reason, there were two sessions for Grady County's building program, even though there were no individual city systems. Whigham received a new Black elementary school, probably finished in 1955. The other building program was likely completed in 1956, a new Washington High in Cairo and Beckbranch Elementary near Calvary. Washington High had burned in 1954. The Sept. 3, 1954 Cairo Messenger said that the main building was essentially destroyed, with only its front wall and chimneys still standing. Spared were the home economics building and a pair of six-room buildings, one frame and the other the Messenger described as temporary. One of these would likely be surplus military barracks, which were oft used in the 1950s for overcrowded white and Black schools.

Year of total integration 1970.

Known high schools Liberty Washington (Cairo) Liberty's high school seems to have closed in 1956. Surveys included with Robert L. Cousins paperwork at the Georgia Archives indicate Liberty was a nine-grade school in 1946-47 and expanded to 11 grades in 1947 or 1948. It did make the transition to 12 grades before closing.

Known schools 1927-28: Caney 1939-40: Washington (Cairo) 1940-41: Washington (Cairo) 1941-42: [Beachton], Washington (Cairo), [Whigham] 31 schools (5/1/42 Cairo Messenger) 1942-43: [Beachton], Washington (Cairo) 1944-45: Washington (Cairo) 1945-46: Allen Chapel (1 teacher, grades 1-8), Bay Sink(? on name) (1, 1-7), Beckbranch (3, 1-7), Caney (1, 1-7), Cedar Springs (2, 1-7), Hadley (1, 1-7), Hopewell (or Hopeville) (1, 1-7), New Hope (2, 1-7), Pine Park (1, 1-7), Pine Summit (1, 1-7), Pumphrey (1, 1-7) St. Stephens (1, 1-7), Washington High, Whigham (1-9) 1946-47: Allen Chapel (1 teacher), Beckbranch (4, grades 1-8?), Cherokee (1, 1-7), Hadley Grove (1, 1-7), Liberty (1-9), Maxwell Grove (2, 1-7), New Hope (2, 1-7), Pumphrey (1, 1-6) Rochester (1, 1-7), St. Paul (1, 1-7), Washington High (1-11), Whigham (3, 1-9) 1948-49: Beck Branch (4 teachers, grades 1-9), Caney (1-7), Gradyville (1, 1-7), Hadley (1, 1-6), Liberty High (6, 1-11), New Hope (2, 1-8), Pumphrey (1, 1-7), St. James (1, 1-6), St. Stephens (1, 1-7), Washington High, Whigham (4, 1-9) 1949-50: Rochester, Washington (Cairo) 1951-52: Allen Chapel, Beckbranch Junior High, Caney, Cedar Springs, Hines Grove, Liberty High, Maxwell Grove, Paynes Academy, Rochester, St. Stephens, Washington High, Whigham Junior High 1952-53: Washington High (grades 1-12) 1953-54: Beckbranch Junior High, Cedar Spring, Hines Grove, Liberty High, Maxwell Grove, Paynes Academy, Washington High, Whigham Junior High 1954-55: Beckbranch Junior High, Caney (near Calvary), Liberty High, Maxwell Grove, Paynes Academy, St. Stephens(?), Washington High, Whigham Junior High; A meeting took place at St. Stephens. Not confirmed if it was still an active school. 1955-56: Liberty (8 teachers, grades 1-12), Washington High (1-12), Whigham (1-7) The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57. 1956-57: Beckbranch (grades 1-7), Washington (1-12), Whigham (1-7) 1957-58: Beckbranch (grades 1-7), Washington (1-12), Whigham (1-8) 1958-59: Beckbranch (grades 1-8), Washington (1-12), Whigham (1-8) 1959-60: Beckbranch (grades 1-8), Washington (1-12), Whigham (1-8) 1960-61: Beckbranch (grades 1-8), Washington (1-12), Whigham (1-8) 1961-62: Beckbranch (grades 1-8), Washington (1-12), Whigham (1-8) 1962-63: Beckbranch (grades 1-8), Washington (1-12), Whigham (1-8) 1963-64: Beckbranch (grades 1-8), Washington (1-12), Whigham (1-8) 1964-65: Beckbranch (grades 1-8), Washington (1-12), Whigham (1-8) 1965-66: Beckbranch (grades 1-8), Washington (1-12), Whigham (1-8) 1966-67: Beckbranch (grades 1-8), Washington Consolidated High (8-12), Washington Elementary (1-7), Whigham (1-8) 1967-68: Beckbranch (grades 1-8), Washington Consolidated High (8-12), Washington Elementary (1-7), Whigham (1-8) 1968-69: Beckbranch (grades 1-7), Washington Consolidated High (8-12), Washington Elementary (1-7), Whigham (1-7) 1969-70: Beckbranch (grades 1-7), Washington Consolidated High (8-12), Washington Elementary (1-7), Whigham (1-7)

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