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A fact from East Holmes Academy appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 January 2018 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that, in 1989, East Holmes Academy offered to forfeit a football game because the opponent had a black player?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2018/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/East Holmes Academy.

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To Do[edit]

Some possible improvements:

Expand athletics section to include championships.
~~There is a good quote from a board member in 1991, but I can't find it now.~~ Done Billhpike (talk) 02:01, 12 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Upload fair use picture.
What public high school campus did EHA move into?
- See https://www.newspapers.com/image/183656071

Billhpike (talk) 06:10, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Liquidation https://web.archive.org/web/20060820125258/http://www.taylorauction.com:80/results.html

@Billhpike: Thanks to one of the URLs you posted on this page, I found the old URL of its website. Confirmed by the Mississippi Department of Education here http://web.archive.org/web/20031206085518/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/oetms.htm WhisperToMe (talk) 02:16, 20 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Campus[edit]

Moving this to talk all while we work on better sources.

Holmes County had constructed a school at 17637 Emory Road, West, Mississippi which was used as a black-only school. In 1969, the county, having built a new high school, turned the property over to EHA, which had previously operated out of temporary quarters provided by the Durant Baptist Church.^[1]^[2]

The property and contents were disposed of by auction in July 2006.^[3]

References

^ "Private school opens in Durant". Clarion Ledger. September 13, 1965. p. 1. Facilities of the Durant Baptist Church are being readied for the school"
^ Knobler, Mike (October 15, 1989). "Dividing lines of race linger in Mississippi". The Register. Des Moines, IA. p. 1. Twenty years ago East Holmes Academy's high school was used a public school, a public school for black students
^ "17637 Emory Road Land for sale". Retrieved 9 December 2017.

Billhpike (talk) 19:15, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tax Exempt Status[edit]

I found a letter from the EHA board of directors that indicates that EHA had not regained its tax exempt status as of 2006. [1] I'm not adding this fact to article since I may be able to find a better source. Billhpike (talk) 04:46, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Eight thousand views yesterday[edit]

Being on WP's front page made a big difference! Rhadow (talk) 11:50, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This article was discussed on the todayIlearned subreddit [2] Billhpike (talk) 14:12, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Additional sources[edit]

WhisperToMe (talk) 01:19, 20 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Mr Frank Drank[edit]

I wish this article/biography of EHA wouldn't put Mr Frank Drake in such a bad light. The truth is, he would do anything for his "kids". He was an inspiration to so many, including myself. He wanted what was best for the school, to the point that he sank whatever he had into it. After his death, i dont believe the family even knew how bad in debt he was, just to keep EHA open and his kids at their "home.". He was such a good man. I think of him often. Soft hearted, God fearing. I cried like he was family when he died. Frank Drank was not a racist uncaring man. Things, politics, happen and he was trying to keep the investors on board and the school open. I always felt like he was another granddad to us all, and he loved all his kids. Their families too. That doesn't happen anymore. RIP Mr Drake. Jenncuomo (talk) 21:37, 26 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[cl650913-1] "Private school opens in Durant". Clarion Ledger. September 13, 1965. p. 1. Facilities of the Durant Baptist Church are being readied for the school"

[theregister-2] Knobler, Mike (October 15, 1989). "Dividing lines of race linger in Mississippi". The Register. Des Moines, IA. p. 1. Twenty years ago East Holmes Academy's high school was used a public school, a public school for black students

[3] "17637 Emory Road Land for sale". Retrieved 9 December 2017.

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