- Gaston County African American Resources Survey, 2000 [PDF] by Emily Ramsey & Lara Ramsey, Consultants for North Carolina Historic Preservation Office (November 9, 2000). Located at Architectural Survey Records & Reports.
- Telling our stories in Gaston, an oral history project Erwin Center Branch Library October 3, 1996. [videorecording] 126 Minutes. c1996. In this 1996 recording, Gastonians of the City of Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina recall the history of growing up in the Highland Community and the achievements of many of the graduates of Highland High School. Remembrances are in the form of a round table discussion. Master of ceremonies was Gastonia City Council member Walker E. Reid, now the City of Gastonia, N.C. Mayor (elected Mayor in 2017, re-elected in 2019) The event was held on Thursday, October 3, 1996 at 7:00 pm at the Erwin Center Branch Library (now the Ferguson Branch).
- High schools of North Carolina: public and private, white and colored, urban and rural: a complete list.1925-1926; 1926-1927..
- High School Principals' Annual Reports, Gaston to Guilford County. This file includes high school principals' annual reports from schools in Guilford County, Gaston County, and Granville County. The reports include information about enrollment, names of graduates, grounds, equipment, educational material, schedules, curricula, staffing, and school organization. The reports affected school ratings and teacher salaries. Includes Highland High School (Gastonia), John Chavis High School (Cherryville), Lincoln Academy (Kings Mountain), Reid High School (Belmont), and Stewart Jr. High School (Bessemer City). 1924-1925; 1925-1926; 1926-1927; 1927-1928; 1929-1930; 1930-1931; 1931-1932; 1932-1933; 1933-1934; 1934-1935; 1935-1936; 1936-1937; 1937-1938; 1938-1939; 1939-1940; 1940-1941; 1941-1942; 1942-1943; 1943-1944; 1944-1945; 1945-1946; 1946-1947; 1947-1950.
- African American Education collection contains documents and photographs related to African American education in North Carolina before 1950 drawn from the collections of the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum and the Division of Negro Education of the Department of Public Instruction record group in the custody of the State Archives of North Carolina. (Includes records related to Julius Rosenwald Fund)
Go to: https://digital.ncdcr.gov/spotlights/african-american-education-in-north-carolina
- FamilySearch.org has the following North Carolina collections:
- Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Carolina for the scholastic years 1885-1886; 1920-22; 1922-23; 1923-24; and more provides statistics of the number of teachers, enrollment, and enrollment by grade, of North Carolina schools by county.
- African American High Schools in North Carolina: a list of the names and locations of all of the public African American high schools compiled from the North Carolina Educational Directory around the time that the schools were desegregated.
Go to: https://tools.digitalnc.org/aahighschools/
- Colored Elementary & High School--Gastonia (1926). Photograph of Colored Elementary & High School in Gastonia, North Carolina, information in regards to cost of building, property value, and population is attached to the photograph.
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- CONSIDER THIS on WSGE 91.7 Radio. Podcast Interviews for Black History Month. A Broadcast Service of Gaston College, Dallas, N.C.
- Baltimore School, Cramerton, N.C. Guest: Mr. Fred Glenn. Air date: February 18, 2023. Interviewer: Ken Szymanski.
- Brooklyn Neighborhood, Charlotte, N.C. Guest: Dr. Tekla Johnson. Air date: February 5, 2023. Interviewer: Ken Szymanski
- Highland High School, Gaston County, N.C. Guest: Thomas Jackson. Air date: February 28, 2023. Interviewer: Regan Brown.
- Lincoln Academy, Gaston County, N.C. Guest: Ms. Elizabeth Graves. Air date: February 11, 2023. Interviewer: Ken Szymanski.
Integration
- Record Group 12: Records of the Office of Education Series: Emergency School Assistance Program Case Files (Covers: ca. 1965–1973) This series consists of correspondence, reports, exhibits, charts, and plans relating to the racial integration of elementary and secondary schools in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Exhibits may include lists of principals, teachers, and staff employed by the school district with demographic information such as race, sex, degree, duration of teaching experience, employment status, and salary and statistics presenting the racial composition of the school district's student population.
Finding Aid: https://www.archives.gov/atlanta/finding-aids/rg12-schoolassistance
- Box 63 Gaston County Board of Education – Gastonia, North Carolina
- Box 65 Gaston County Schools – Gastonia, North Carolina
- Box 66 Gaston County Schools – Gastonia, North Carolina
- First Negro Students In White Schools Treated Well (Ashley High Shcool) (Hunter Huss High School) The Gastonia Gazette, February 23, 1964, p.D1.
Baltimore School (Cramerton)
Highland High School (Gastonia)
- School Teacher's Influence Has Helped Race Relations (Principal Thebaud Jeffers) The Charlotte Observer, March 3, 1962, pB1
- Oral History Interview with George Miller, January 19, 1991. Interview M-0015. "George Miller, a former principal in Wilkes County, North Carolina, discusses the importance of knowing the day-to-day inner life of the public school system." Mr. George Miller of Gastonia, North Carolina, came back from A & T College to his hometown and started teaching. He stayed at Highland High School for 20 years, 1941-1961.
- A Magical Romance For Any Season, Highland High School, Gastonia, North Carolina, 1887-1966 "A Brief History" with Pictures and Notations. Factual Information Pertaining to our Beloved Alma Mater, The Highland High School. September, 1992. George W. Miller, ed.
- For Yearbooks, visit Digital Gaston: Yearbooks. Includes Highland High School, The Ram.
- Go to: https://gastonlibrary.libguides.com/digital-gaston-county/yearbooks
- CONSIDER THIS on WSGE 91.7 Radio. Podcast Interviews for Black History Month. A Broadcast Service of Gaston College, Dallas, N.C.
- Telling our stories in Gaston, an oral history project Erwin Center Branch Library October 3, 1996. [videorecording] 126 Minutes. c1996. In this 1996 recording, Gastonians of the City of Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina recall the history of growing up in the Highland Community and the achievements of many of the graduates of Highland High School. Remembrances are in the form of a round table discussion. Master of ceremonies was Gastonia City Council member Walker E. Reid, now the City of Gastonia, N.C. Mayor (elected Mayor in 2017, re-elected in 2019) The event was held on Thursday, October 3, 1996 at 7:00 pm at the Erwin Center Branch Library (now the Ferguson Branch).
- High schools of North Carolina: public and private, white and colored, urban and rural: a complete list.1925-1926; 1926-1927..
- High School Principals' Annual Reports, Gaston to Guilford County. This file includes high school principals' annual reports from schools in Guilford County, Gaston County, and Granville County. The reports include information about enrollment, names of graduates, grounds, equipment, educational material, schedules, curricula, staffing, and school organization. The reports affected school ratings and teacher salaries. Includes Highland High School (Gastonia), John Chavis High School (Cherryville), Lincoln Academy (Kings Mountain), Reid High School (Belmont), and Stewart Jr. High School (Bessemer City). 1924-1925; 1925-1926; 1926-1927; 1927-1928; 1929-1930; 1930-1931; 1931-1932; 1932-1933; 1933-1934; 1934-1935; 1935-1936; 1936-1937; 1937-1938; 1938-1939; 1939-1940; 1940-1941; 1941-1942; 1942-1943; 1943-1944; 1944-1945; 1945-1946; 1946-1947; 1947-1950.
Lincoln Academy
Reid High School (Belmont)
- High School Principals' Annual Reports, Gaston to Guilford County. This file includes high school principals' annual reports from schools in Guilford County, Gaston County, and Granville County. The reports include information about enrollment, names of graduates, grounds, equipment, educational material, schedules, curricula, staffing, and school organization. The reports affected school ratings and teacher salaries. Includes Highland High School (Gastonia), John Chavis High School (Cherryville), Lincoln Academy (Kings Mountain), Reid High School (Belmont), and Stewart Jr. High School (Bessemer City). 1924-1925; 1925-1926; 1926-1927; 1927-1928; 1929-1930; 1930-1931; 1931-1932; 1932-1933; 1933-1934; 1934-1935; 1935-1936; 1936-1937; 1937-1938; 1938-1939; 1939-1940; 1940-1941; 1941-1942; 1942-1943; 1943-1944; 1944-1945; 1945-1946; 1946-1947; 1947-1950.
- Mrs. Maude Herndon Reid...Model Mother Assisted Founder of Reid School. The Gastonia Gazette, May 13, 1961
- Miss Reid Used Education To Aid In Library Field (Arsula Brownie Reid) The Gastonia Gazette, June 24, 1961.
- At Reid High...Teacher Retires After 36 Years. (Miss Emma Jane Hager) The Gastonia Gazette, June 9, 1962
- Reid High Alum still mourn its destruction The Gaston Gazette, Feb. 16, 2018.
Rosenwald Schools