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Image Title: Carrie A. Tuggle School, Birmingham, Alabama, 2010

Creator: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer

Date: 2010 February 28.

Notes: Mrs. Carrie A. Tuggle was born on May 28, 1858, in Eufaula, Alabama. In Birmingham she worked with delinquent boys and as a welfare officer. She was also instrumental in the formation of the Jefferson County Juvenile and Domestic Court, and opened a one-building school and residence for homeless black boys on September 3, 1903. In 1936, the Enon Ridge School was changed to Tuggle Elementary School by the Board of Education. Inscribed on the memorial plaque are these words: "Carrie A. Tuggle, a scholar, educator and servant of mankind."

Subjects: America
Carrie A. Tuggle
United States--Alabama--Birmingham
schools

Original Media: Photograph

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