Scarboro 85 Monument Breaks Ground in Oak Ridge at A.K. Bissell Park

Construction begins on monument honoring Scarboro 85 in Oak Ridge

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Construction is now underway in Oak Ridge on a monument to honor the Scarboro 85, a group of trailblazing students who were the first to desegregate a public school in the Southeast. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday at A.K. Bissell Park, a milestone in the yearslong effort to create [...]

Scarboro 85 Monument breaks ground in Oak Ridge at A.K. Bissell Park

The monument honors 85 students who were part of the first schools in the Southeast to integrate in 1955 after the Brown vs. Board of Education decision to end segregation in schools.

Groundbreaking Celebrates Legacy of the Scarboro 85

A large crowd gathered at A.K. Bissell Park on Thursday, September 3, for the groundbreaking of the Scarboro 85 Monument, honoring an important chapter in the history of Oak Ridge and public education. On September 6, 1955, 85 Black students from Oak Ridge’s Scarboro community made history when they integrated Oak Ridge Schools, becoming part [...]

OAK RIDGE BREAKS GROUND ON MONUMENT HONORING THE SCARBORO 85

A crowd of more than 200 people gathered this morning at A.K. Bissell Park for the groundbreaking of the Scarboro 85 Monument. The permanent tribute honors the 85 Black students from Oak Ridge’s Scarboro community who desegregated local public schools on September 6, 1955, stepping into previously all-white classrooms at Oak Ridge High School and […]