East Holmes Academy

East Holmes Academy
Address
Map
17637 Emory Road, West, Mississippi 39192
Coordinates33°12′00″N 89°47′20″W / 33.2001165°N 89.7888618°W / 33.2001165; -89.7888618
Information
TypePrivate
Opened1965 [1]
FounderFrank Drake[2]
Closed2006[3]
GradesK-12
Campus size23 acres (9.3 ha)
Campus typeRural
Color(s)     
  • Red
  • White
  • Royal Blue
TeamsRaiders
RivalHeritage Academy[4]
Websiteweb.archive.org/*/http://www.mpsa.org/eha.html
Last updated: December 2, 2017

East Holmes Academy (EHA) was a segregation academy in West, Mississippi.[4][5] The school was founded in 1965 and closed in 2006. In 1989, EHA received national attention after two incidents involving alleged racial discrimination.

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  5. ^ "Schools That Lost Tax Exemptions". Education Week. January 19, 1982. Retrieved December 2, 2017.