Year Minimum Foundation building program completed 1957. John Lewis was finished for the 1957-58 school term, consolidataing all African American schools in Schley County. It was named for John H. Lewis, the then-current president of Morris Brown College (over two periods, 1920-28 and from 1951 until his death in 1958), a Schley County native. Lewis was also a Yale graduate.

Year of total integration 1970.

Known high schools Ellaville Colored John Lewis (Ellaville)

Known schools 1943-44: 15 schools (09/12/1943 Macon Telegraph) 1951-52: Ellaville Colored High; 11 schools (The Ellaville Sun, 03/13/52) 1952-53: Cedar Creek (1 teacher), Ellaville (8), Jerusalem (1), Marietta (1), Mount Zion (1), New Phillip (2), Saint James (1), Simmons Chapel (1), Spring Hill (3; located on Oglethorpe Road), Wall's Crossing (2); Ten schools listed, though 08/14 and 09/03/52 papers say there are 11 total 1953-54: Cedar Creek (3), Ellaville (8), Jerusalem (1), Marietta (1), Mount Zion (1), New Phillip (2), Saint James (1), Simmons Chapel (1), Spring Hill (3), Wall's Crossing (2) (full list; 10 schools this year) 1955-56: Ellaville Colored 1956-57: Ellaville Colored; 11 total (09/05/57 The Ellaville Sun) The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57. 1956-57: Ellaville (grades 1-12). Not a complete list. 1957-58: John H. Lewis (grades 1-12) 1958-59: John H. Lewis (grades 1-12) 1959-60: John H. Lewis (grades 1-12) 1960-61: John H. Lewis (grades 1-12) 1961-62: John H. Lewis (grades 1-12) 1962-63: John H. Lewis (grades 1-12) 1963-64: John H. Lewis (grades 1-12) 1964-65: John H. Lewis (grades 1-12) 1965-66: John H. Lewis (grades 1-12) 1966-67: John H. Lewis (grades 1-12) 1967-68: John H. Lewis (grades 1-12) 1968-69: John H. Lewis (grades 1-12) 1969-70: John H. Lewis (grades 1-12)

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