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Slater Community Center, Dear Slater, Lorenzo Wyatt, Wyatt Auditorium and Bristol Sullivan Technical School should link here

Slater High School
Bristol
,
Tennessee

United States
Information
Established1955
Closed1965

Slater High School is a former school for African American students in Bristol, Tennessee that now houses the Slater Community Center.[1] It was open from 1955 to 1965.[2]

Dorsey Sims Jr. coached basketball at the school from 1960 to 1965.[3] Students were integrated into Tennessee High School in 1965.[4]

The building was also used for Bristol Sullivan Technical School. The 30 story plus minute film Dear Slater was produced by BTN-TV in the Bristol's Department of Community Relations. The building includes a gym and the 208 seat Wyatt Auditorium named for Slater's former principal Lorenzo Wyatt.[5]

References

  1. Carey, Bill (February 1, 2020). "African-American High Schools Now Long Gone". The Tennessee Magazine.
  2. Hagood, Kenzie (February 27, 2025). "Slater High School Gallery to honor Black history in Bristol". WJHL.
  3. "Hall of Fame: Dorsey Sims / Inducted 1992". TSSAAsports.com :: Home of the TSSAA Championships.
  4. Williams, Heather (January 29, 2020). "Colors of the Game, Part 1: The Soul of Slater". WCYB.
  5. "Slater Community Center | Bristol, TN - Official Website". www.bristoltn.gov.