Austin board to chose among these three names to replace Robert E. Lee (TX)
2:48 p.m. Monday, May 9, 2016
The Austin school board tonight will weigh which of the final three nominations will be tapped to replace the name of the Robert E. Lee Elementary campus ...
Russell Lee — Neighborhood resident, founding University of Texas photography professor and a critically acclaimed Depression-era photographer. A major collection of his work is archived at the University of Texas’ Briscoe Center for American History, and some of his work hangs in the hallways of the school.
Bettie Mann — First African-American teacher at Lee, who spent 37 years at the campus, including 22 years as a full time kindergarten teacher. Her sons were the school’s first African-American students in the 1960s.
Wheeler’s Grove — The site of Austin’s first Juneteenth celebrations and a well-known public gathering for African-Americans from the late 1860s to the early 1900s. Located two blocks from the campus, the area is now called Eastwoods Park ...
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