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Burley High School (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Charlottesville, VirginiaHistorically segregated African-American schools in VirginiaSchools in Albemarle County, VirginiaSchools in Charlottesville, Virginia

Jackson P. Burley High School was a segregated school for African American students in Charlottesville, Virginia. Located on Rose Hill Drive, it opened in 1951 to serve students from both the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. It graduated its final class of seniors in 1967, and soon after, the City's interest in the school was purchased by Albemarle County. In 1974 it reopened as Jackson P. Burley Middle School.The school was built on a seventeen-acre tract of land purchased from a prominent African American community member, Jackson P. Burley. In November, 2020, the school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Burley High School (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Rose Hill Drive, Charlottesville

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Burley Middle School

Rose Hill Drive 901
22903 Charlottesville
Virginia, United States
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