J.W. Darden High site to get historic marker

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J.W. Darden High site to get historic marker

CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF OPELIKAOPELIKA— The City of Opelika invites the community to the unveiling of the J.W. Darden High School Historic Marker on Friday, Feb. 21.Darden High School was founded in 1951, named by the school board in honor of J.W. Darden, Lee County’s first African-American doctor. It served as Opelika’s African-American high school until the city’s schools integrated in 1972.From its inception, Darden High served as a focal poin…