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Source Collection
Commercial Appeal newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0452.01.023_002.001
Description
Briarcrest Christian School was founded in 1973 as a segregation academy during the racial integration of Memphis public schools. In its early years, the Briarcrest system held elementary-grade classes in various churches, so it could concentrate capital spending on its high school campus. This satellite location was housed at the former Cherokee Baptist Church, 5340 Quince Road.
Date Created
7-2-2021
Date
1973 September 19
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
"Briarcrest Christian School, Memphis, TN, 1973" (2021). Memphis. 81.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-commercialappeal4/81
Keywords
Private schools--Tennessee--Memphis.
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