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Dennis High School

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Dennis High School

Dennis High School, also known as Dennis Elementary School and Dennis Primary School, is a historic high school building for African-American students located at Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina. White students attended Bishopville High School, three blocks away. Although the law mandated for

a separate but equal education, $71,000 was allocated to build Bishopville for the whites while only Dennis was built for $17,000. The per-student expenditure at Bishopville High School was $48.38, whereas Black students at Dennis received only $5.68 per student. When Dennis High School later burned down, the Black students were just made to double up with the elementary students for 12 years. Dennis was the only school in the county for black students, and no public bus service was provided until 1952.

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