Ligon Middle School’s historic building will be demolished, but Wake County school leaders say they will try to preserve its legacy as a former segregated Black high school.
The Wake County school board unanimously approved Tuesday a $121 million plan backed by Ligon’s families and staff to build a new school on the site of the current ball fields in Raleigh. Alumni from when Ligon was a Black high school want to either renovate the historic building or rebuild on the site of the 73-year-old structure to keep it on the hill at the top of the property.
As a compromise, the board also directed staff on Tuesday to include in the design plans some sort of legacy tribute to the former high school on the top of the hill. Superintendent Robert Taylor said a Ligon Legacy Committee will be formed to help preserve Ligon’s history, including making recommendations for the legacy tribute…