Wilson Daily Times, 29 December 1949.
The last of the northern Wilson County one- to three-room African-American schools — Mitchell, Pender, and Turner — were consolidated with Elm City Colored High School in 1949.
Frederick Douglass High School (formerly known as Elm City Colored School) was the first Wilson County high school for African-American students outside the city of Wilson. In 1949, several one- and two-room schools administered by the Elm City School Board were consolidated with Douglass. Once additional classroom space was completed, children who had attended Mitchell, Pender, and Turner Schools were bussed into Elm City to attend Douglass. (Like Darden, though called “high school,” Douglass had both elementary and secondary divisions.)
Wilson Daily Times, 29 December 1949.