City Directories and History: The retired principal of Westside High School, Mr. Wakefield tells of growing up poor in Pickens Co., S.C. but getting an education and become a respected educator. Names within his interview include: Stewart Wakefield, Eula Griffin Wakefield, Peter Griffin, Bowen Wakefield, Pickens County Training School, WW II recollections, C.A. Johnson School, Fant’s Book Store, Westside High School (African American), Dr. Mark Hawthorne, Keith McDuffie, School segregation, Foothills Community Foundation,
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