Poarch Stories: Consolidated Schoolhouse Part 2

In the 1940s, Escambia County opened the Poarch Consolidated School to provide Indian children with a "separate but equal" education.

Today, Ethel Walker and Eloise Hall join hosts Billy Baily, Brandy Chunn and Blake Crook to continue the conversation about education in the Poarch Creek community.  The two women share stories about their experiences in the Poarch Consolidated School. They reminisce not only about their school but also their memories of growing up in the Poarch Creek Community.

Time Stamps:

[0:54] - The guests introduce themselves.

[2:23] - Students of Poarch Consolidated School rode the school bus.

[3:40] - Ethel and Eloise take listeners through a typical school day.

[7:00] - Ethel reminisces about her admiration for her teachers.

[10:02] - Education was important to Ethel and Eloise's families.

[12:05] - Adults learned how to write, read and count money at the Sale Center in the Consolidated School.

[14:00] - There was a playground at the school.

[16:30] - Most students finished school.

[18:00] - The ladies recount their favorite school memories.

[19:19] - One time, the students got a surprise visit from Santa Claus

[23:13] - There was no glass in the windows.

[24:26] - Students learned how to make candles and soap.

[25:50] - Once going to high school, Ethel experienced discrimination.

[30:09] - Attending the Consolidated School was a good time.

[33:30] - There were several creeks where people were baptized.

[36:16] - New Home Church was a one room building.

[42:50] - Ethel describes her childhood house.

[44:11] - Eloise describes what healthcare was like.

[48:00] - The ladies talk about their parents.

[50:47] - The community helped each other out.

[55:17] - The Poarch Creek community has grown over the years.