Judia Jackson Harris
Judia Jackson Harris & her teachers at Clarke County Training School (1904)
Judia Jackson Harris opened the Clarke County Training School near Athens on the Danielsville Rd. ~1904. The school was much more than a school, as it provided adult education, a land cooperative, housing for teachers, etc
Children exercise at CCTS (~1908)
Photographer Jackson Davis took several photos of Clark County Training School. They are available at the University of Virginia archive.
“Only training school for negroes in rural section” (1911)
A fundraising event for the Training School gets publicity in one of Athens’ white - owned newspapers. Note that the event will be held at an opera house owned by a “negro capitalist.”
Phelps – Stokes Rural Survey of Clarke County (1915)
In 1915, UGA published the Phelps - Stokes Rural Survey of Clarke County. The first page spread included here lists the numerous membership organizations among Black people in Clarke County, and begins describing the Corn Club, which was also established by Judia Harris. The second page spread continues the discussion of the Corn Club, which was an extremely successful cooperative venture that promoted land ownership in the Black community. The second page also shows that over 40% of Black heads of households in Clarke County were sharecroppers. Finally, the third piece describes the Model and Training School in 1915.
Phelps – Stokes Rural Survey of Clarke County , page two (1915)
Model & Training School (2020)
The Model & Training School still exists and is in need of restoration and repair. You can read more about the 4,978 Rosenwald Schools here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-4-978-schools-that-changed-america-11619103429