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Charlton-Pollard High School was a segregated high school for black students, operated by the Beaumont Independent School District. The school colors were blue and white, and the mascot was the bulldog. It was located in the South End area, in proximity to an oil refinery.
Jul 12, 2023 · Charlton-Pollard played an instrumental role in providing education to Beaumont's Black residents in an era when segregation was common and education was den...
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By 1918, the first new school was named Charlton-Pollard High School. In 1924, T.T. Pollard became the supervisor for the all-Negro school, and T.J. Charlton, Sr., became Charlton-Pollard’s first principal.
By 1948, the district had absorbed French High School and established a high school for black students, Charlton-Pollard High School. In 1983, the original Beaumont ISD board voted to dissolve the district and officially merged with South Park ISD in 1984, forming the current Beaumont Independent School District.
Feb 26, 2024 · Pipkin, Charlton and Pollard played big roles in creating Beaumont's first schools for Black students.
May 28, 2024 · In April 1930, the high school’s more than 1,000 students moved into the new, three-story facility. In 1975, as part of court-ordered desegregation of the district, Beaumont High School was merged with the formerly all-black Charlton-Pollard High School to form Beaumont Charlton-Pollard High School.
Sep 28, 2023 · The “Southend” or Charlton-Pollard was established by Charles Pole Charlton, a freed slave that came to Beaumont in 1869 who established schools for Black residents along with Reverend Woodson Pipkin.
