Desegregation Stories: Jacqueline Burruss
Drew-Smith Elementary School, located in the Gum Springs community, was one of the all-African-American schools closed during desegregation. Jacqueline Burruss attended school at Drew-Smith and was integrated into Bucknell Elementary School as a young child. At the Drew-Smith Elementary School Reunion in August 2019, Ms. Burruss shared a few memories of her first year at Bucknell Elementary School.