Ellis Acres Park received it’s Civil Rights in
Education
Ellis Acres Park received it’s Civil Rights in
Education Heritage Trail Sign today. Shown are Ncci Edmonds, Zoning Administrator Buckingham County, Jason Schaefer, Installer and Wilbert M. Dean, Ellis Acres Park.
This sign reveals the role of the Historic Buckingham Training School Campus in the education of African Americans in Buckingham 1924 -1954. Later designated as Stephen J
Ellis Elementary School in 1954 – 1964.
