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Alumni and residents press Wake County board to preserve Ligon school buildings
Summary
Speakers at the Oct. 7 board meeting urged historic preservation of John W. Ligon High School, saying relocation plans risk erasing Black community history and asking the board to allow preservation partners to study the site.
Residents and community members told the Wake County Board of Education on Oct. 7 that plans for John W. Ligon High School warrant a preservation‑first approach and fuller public study.
Daniel Coleman, who identified himself as a longtime local resident, asked the board to "consider allowing Raleigh Historic Development Commission, Preservation Raleigh, and other partners to study the site and its structures" before decisions about relocation or reconstruction. Coleman said Ligon…
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