Moor High School

Moor High School was a historically black, public secondary school in Oktoc, Mississippi.

Moor High School
The former B.L. Moor High School building in Oktoc, Mississippi
Location
Oktoc , Mississippi U.S.
Coordinates	33.3331°N 88.7128°W
Information
Type	Public, segregated
Closed	1970
Nickname	Eagles
Team name	Eagles
Last updated: 31 December 2017

History

Moor served as a high school for black students until the public schools were integrated in 1970, after which it was technically integrated, although very few white students ever attended. Enrollment was combined with Alexander High School to form East Oktibbeha County High School at the same site. Eventually, the Mississippi Legislature forced the Oktibbeha County School District to merge with the predominantly white Starkville School District to become the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District.[1]

As of 2016, the site was abandoned.[2]

Notable alumni

• Jerry Rice, football player[3]

References

1. "The Plan for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Archived 2017-05-26 at the Wayback Machine." Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
2. Carskadon, James (27 May 2016). "Push renewed to make use of former school buildings". Starkville Daily News. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
3. "Rice's football career traced to Oktibbeha County". Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2017-11-14.