Sterling High School Memorial

Civil Rights

The students of Sterling High School

were the driving force that promoted

the change of institutional

segregation in Greenville County.

During the 1950s and 1960s, Sterling

students held demonstrations,

marches and rallies that finally

integrated the Greenville County

Library and public accommodations,

changed the seating arrangement on

city buses ...

Sterling High School

Established 1929

Destroyed by fire 1967

Past Principals

J.C. Martin •

R.L. Hickson •

Joseph E. Beck •

Harold O. Mims, Sr. •

Luke H. Chatman

Sponsored and erected by

Class of 1955

Marker is at the intersection of Jenkins Street and Maloy Street, on the ...

Sterling High School

Established 1929

Destroyed by fire 1967

Past Principals

J.C. Martin •

R.L. Hickson •

Joseph E. Beck •

Harold O. Mims, Sr. •

Luke H. Chatman

Sponsored and erected by

Class of 1955

Marker is at the intersection of Jenkins Street and Maloy Street, on the ...