The Fred Douglas Elementary School building in east Greenville, no longer in use, has received status as a Recorded Texas Historical Landmark from the state Historical Commission, Carol Taylor, chairman of the Hunt County Historical Commission, says. Black children attended the school in the days of segregation. A local church, Carter Temple, now owns the building and hopes to convert it into a community center.
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Blacklands Cafe. Carol Taylor, Hunt County Historical Commission chairman, says the Fred Douglas School in east Greenville, a building once attended by black children in the days of segregation, has been declared a Recorded Texas Historical Landmark. KETR, John Mark Dempsey.