Former students of segregated school mark historic milestone

Former students of segregated school mark historic milestone

The legacy of the segregated South can be difficult to confront, but on Sunday afternoon at Greater Rose Hill Baptist Church, reflection gave way to celebration.Alumni of James A. Herod High School, a formerly segregated school in Vermilion Parish, gathered to honor a pivotal moment in local Black education historythe expansion of the school to include high school grades nearly 70 years ago.We are commemorating the beginning, or the birth, of Bl…