The Springfield
Educational Center
Where Civil Rights History Meets Modern Creativity
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Where Civil Rights History Meets Modern Creativity 〰️
A Legacy Reborn
The Springfield School holds nearly a century of Black history — a place where children learned, families gathered, and a community persevered through segregation and beyond. After decades of abandonment, the building is now being revived as the Springfield Center for Arts, Education, and Civil Rights Legacy.
Our mission is simple:
To preserve the history within these walls while creating new opportunities for the people of Wilson County and beyond. The Center will serve as a modern home for creativity, learning, technology, and intergenerational connection — honoring the past while building a brighter future.
We are restoring the Springfield School in phases, beginning with Section 1—the operational core of the building.
Restoring Section 1 allows us to reopen safely for daily public use, launch programs, and establish a functional home for the Springfield Center.
The Springfield School is more than a building—it is a place shaped by generations of learning, resilience, and community leadership.
Programs Follow Space
As rooms are restored, programs begin.
Our initial focus includes digital literacy, youth innovation, arts education, and civil rights history—rooted in the building and responsive to community needs.
*Please note the images below are mockups, not current pictures of the bulding.
Computer Lab (Digital Literacy Hub)
E-Sports Lab
Makerspace
Multipurpose Classrooms (2–3 rooms)
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Help Us Open the Doors
This school once held generations of Black students who were denied access elsewhere. Today, we’re bringing it back as a place where every child, senior, and community member can learn, create, and be supported.
Your gift helps transform abandoned classrooms into classrooms filled with opportunity.
Give to the legacy.
Give to the future.
Give to Springfield.