Robert E. Lee Academy
Robert E. Lee Academy is a PK–12th grade private school in Bishopville, South Carolina. This coeducational, Protestant-affiliated school was founded in 1965 as a segregation academy.[2][3] During the 2015-2016 year, the school enrolled a single black child.[1]
| Robert E. Lee Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
  Robert E. Lee Academy | |
| Coordinates | 34.2234882°N 80.2306271°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian (nonsectarian) |
| Established | 1965 |
| Enrollment | 316[1] (2016) |
| Website | www |
Academics
The academy is accredited by the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA). College credits can be earned at Robert E. Lee Academy through Central Carolina Technical College.[4]
Athletics
Although the school was founded to preserve segregation, the football teams of Robert E. Lee and Lee Central, whose student body is 96% black, meet together for an annual pregame meal, and have for a dozen years.[5]
References
- "Private School Universe Survey". NCES. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- Estes, Steve. Charleston in Black and White: Race and Power in the South after the Civil Rights Movement. he University of North Carolina Press. p. 93. ISBN 9781469622323.
- Gloria Ladson-Billings (October 2004). "Landing on the Wrong Note: The Price We Paid for Brown". Educational Researcher. 33 (7): 3–13. doi:10.3102/0013189x033007003. JSTOR 3700092.
- "About". Robert E. Lee Academy. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- Babb, Kent (October 30, 2014). "Black and white football players find common ground in a South Carolina county". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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