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Submitted: 8/13/08 • Approved: 11/15/10 • Last Updated: 8/17/12 • R43187-G0-S3
1876 - 1953
Isaac T. Gilliam Jr., was educated in the schools of Little Rock and at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He took graduate courses in educational administration at Yale, the University of Chicago and the University of Cincinnati, Gilliam began his educational career as principal of a high school in Ft. Smith. He later became principal at Gibbs High School in Little Rock, a position he held for over 50 years. He later taught at Shorter College in North Little Rock, a school that both his parents were instrumental in establishing. In 1963 Gilliam elementary school was named for him. In 1975 Gilliam Elementary became an annex to the Granite Mountain School, housing the kindergarten, 4-year-old program and Project Aware. In 1979 it became a learning center for those special education students who were so severely disturbed they could not function in a regular school environment. The school was named for Isaac Gilliam Jr., the son of a slave who made a noticeable mark on education in Little Rock.
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Contributed on 8/13/08 by excellmoney
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