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  • Exhibit features African American high schools

    Exhibit features African American high schools

    By Sherry Reddick, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement
    Sherry Reddick, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement
    Published: March 2, 2010

    The university’s Community Engagement Center in east Austin houses a collection of papers, photos and memorabilia of the Prairie View Interscholastic League, which began in 1920 and served as the governing body for Texas’ African American high schools until 1970 when the University Interscholastic League assumed the role.

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      Larry said on Oct. 14, 2010 at 8:12 p.m.
      Yes! Please keep the PVIL alive,... good memories. Thanks - Larry.
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      Thurman Robins said on March 4, 2010 at 11:51 a.m.
      This article was well done. Our history is important and must be shared with our children in order that their furtures might be bright. We can all learn from the past experiences of our elders. Sports play an important part in the lives of most members of the community in the past as well as the present. This information revealed concerning high school sports in Texas including the PVIL and the UIL is important to know.