| Central Delta Academy | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 33°21′08″N 90°35′21″W / 33.3523426°N 90.5892573°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Closed | 2010 |
| Color(s) | Royal blue & gold |
| Team name | Tigers (males) Lady Tigers (females) |
Central Delta Academy (CDA) was a private elementary and middle school,[citation needed], and later just elementary school, in Inverness, Mississippi,[1] that operated from 1969 to 2010. It was founded as a segregation academy by white parents fleeing newly integrated public schools.[2][3] The school closed on May 21, 2010;[4] its building was auctioned off several weeks later.[5]
- ^ "Contacts Archived 2009-09-29 at the Wayback Machine." Central Delta Academy. Retrieved on August 17, 2010. Tripod version: "Driving Directions to Central Delta Academy From the north: Central Delta is located approximately 8 miles south of Indianola on Highway 49. Take the first Inverness sign and follow old Highway 49 until you see the large white two-story building on your left, which will be CDA. From the south: Central Delta is located approximately 15 miles north of Belzoni, MS, on Highway 49. Take the first Inverness sign and follow old Highway 49 until you see the large white two-story building on your left, which will be CDA."
- ^ Moye, J. Todd. Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986. UNC Press Books, 2004. 243. Retrieved from Google Books on March 2, 2011. "Sunflower County's two other segregation academies— North Sunflower Academy, between Drew and Ruleville, and Central Delta Academy in Inverness— both sprouted in a similar fashion." ISBN 0-8078-5561-8, ISBN 978-0-8078-5561-4.
- ^ Reed, Roy. "A Town's Luck Ends as Tornado Hits; A Town's Luck Ends as Tornado Hits." The New York Times. Tuesday February 23, 1971. Page 1. Retrieved on August 17, 2010. "closed the white public school and sent their children to a private school at..."
- ^ "Home." Central Delta Academy. Retrieved on August 17, 2010. Archived September 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ayres, Jeff. "Selling off to the highest bidder." The Clarion-Ledger. May 23, 2010. Business C5. Retrieved on August 17, 2010. "The company will auction off the Central Delta Academy building in Inverness next month."