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Mansfield's first Black school began operation as early as 1879 with an enrollment of 33 students. The school was on the Ben Nolan land, now Moody Lane. Many taught at the school, including Elizabeth Moody-Bean, Lillie B. Jones, Emma Clay, Miss Merguson and Thelma Louise Jones, who taught and served as principal for 49 years. On June 28, 1929, the school board agreed to build another school building for the Black students in Mansfield. In 1944, a bond was passed to build two elementary schools, one being Willie Brown Elementary.
To learn more about Mansfield history, check out the Mansfield Historical Museum, 102 N. Main St., open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free. For more info, call 817-473-4250, emailmuseum@mansfieldtexas.gov or go to mansfieldhistory.org.
Photo courtesy of the Mansfield Historical Society.
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