Editor’s note: The above video is from previous KXAN coverage that was originally published in October, 2022.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A historic school in East Austin celebrates a milestone Friday — 135 years.
Blackshear Elementary School is holding a celebration for its 135th birthday Friday evening from 5-7 p.m.
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According to Blackshear’s website, the school opened in 1891 to provide public education to African-American children in the community, then known as Gregory Town…