Charlton-Pollard High School

Charlton-Pollard High School was a segregated high school for black students,^[1] operated by the Beaumont Independent School District. The school colors were blue and white, and the mascot was the bulldog.^[2] It was located in the South End area,^[3] in proximity to an oil refinery.^[4]

History

Named after two people, it opened in 1900.^[2] Its main athletic rival was Hebert High School.^[3] Carol T. Taylor Mitchell, who once taught as a science teacher at the school circa 1970, described its facilities as inferior to those of the mostly white Austin Junior High School.^[4]

Charlton-Pollard consolidated with Beaumont High School to form Beaumont Charlton-Pollard High School in 1975.^[2] The merger happened since Joe J. Fisher, a U.S. district judge, asked Beaumont ISD to speedily desegregate.^[1]

The Charlton-Pollard High School Alumni Association exists. As of 2017^[update] Bettye Duplantier, of the class of 1963, is the president of the association.^[3]

Notable alumni

Raleigh H. Brown, principal of Central High School from 1044 to 1950 when it closed and the principal of Booker T. Washington High School for 18 years^[5]
Wayne Moore – former NFL offensive tackle^[6]
Jess Phillips – former NFL running back / defensive back^[6]
Bubba Smith – former NFL defensive end^[6]
Tody Smith – former NFL defensive end^[6]
C. L. Whittington – former NFL defensive back^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Rienstra, Ellen Walker and Judith Walker Linsley (Beaumont Chamber of Commerce). Historic Beaumont: An Illustrated History. HPN Books, 2003. ISBN 1893619281, 9781893619289. p. 82.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Campus Motto, Colors, and Mascot." Central Medical Magnet High School. Retrieved on February 15, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Flores, Sara E. (July 13, 2017). "Photos: Charlton-Pollard artifacts on display". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Mitchell, Carol T. Taylor. "The Role of Race and Culture in the Science Classroom" (Chapter 14). In: Conyers, James L. (editor). Black Cultures and Race Relations. Rowman & Littlefield, 2002. ISBN 0830415742, 9780830415748. Start: p. 223. CITED: p. 227.
^ The Lion's Road May 1967
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Charlton-Pollard (Beaumont, TX) Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.

External links

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[BeauComp82-1] Rienstra, Ellen Walker and Judith Walker Linsley (Beaumont Chamber of Commerce). Historic Beaumont: An Illustrated History. HPN Books, 2003. ISBN 1893619281, 9781893619289. p. 82.

[Schoolhist-2] "Campus Motto, Colors, and Mascot." Central Medical Magnet High School. Retrieved on February 15, 2019.

[Floresphots-3] Flores, Sara E. (July 13, 2017). "Photos: Charlton-Pollard artifacts on display". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

[Mitchell-4] Mitchell, Carol T. Taylor. "The Role of Race and Culture in the Science Classroom" (Chapter 14). In: Conyers, James L. (editor). Black Cultures and Race Relations. Rowman & Littlefield, 2002. ISBN 0830415742, 9780830415748. Start: p. 223. CITED: p. 227.

[5] The Lion's Road May 1967

[pfr-6] "Charlton-Pollard (Beaumont, TX) Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.

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