HJR205 Summary

• Recognizes and honors the alumni of Harris Barrett School in Tuskegee, Alabama for outstanding achievement.

• Harris Barrett School was founded in 1904 by Dr. Booker T. Washington as a two-room schoolhouse listed on the Alabama Historical Commission, with original bricks made by students from Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.

• The school enrolled 200 students during a three-year term from 1903 to 1958 and served as a venue for community and agricultural meetings, including demonstrations by Dr. George Washington Carver.

• Names eight original alumni still supporting the school: Alphonso Moore, Henry Howard, Juanita Trotter, Rocelius Hudson, Ruth Stanback, Louise Campbell, Bill Baker, and Memphis Boston.

• Relatives Jan and Grover Fountain host monthly fish fries at the schoolhouse for tourists and continue to preserve the school's historical legacy.