Historical Marker

Bruce Street School

Lithonia · DeKalb County

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The Story

Clad in local granite by Lithonia quarrymen on their days off and rebuilt in 1938, Bruce Street School was DeKalb County's first public school for Black children, educating generations under segregation until it closed in 1968.

About this site

Bruce Street School is a historical marker in Lithonia, DeKalb County. It is one of 98 historical markers documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7153, -84.0988 near Lithonia. The nearest cataloged historic site is Chupp Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lynching in America / Mob Violence in Lithonia, Albert Cemetery, and Redan Community Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.7153, -84.0988 · Lithonia, DeKalb County

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Nearby in DeKalb County

Lynching in America / Mob Violence in Lithonia

Lithonia · 2021

Cemetery

Redan Community Cemetery

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