CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Decades after Jackson P. Burley High School closed its doors as an all-Black high school, former students are returning to Charlottesville from across the country to celebrate a school that meant much more to them than classrooms and textbooks.
The ninth All-Burley Reunion begins Friday, October 30, bringing generations of former classmates together for a three-day celebration of friendship, history and the lasting legacy of a school that served Black students during segregation.
The reunion, held every four years, was founded by Mary “Tater” Nightengale, who organized the first gathering on October 14, 1989…