Color Line of Scrimmage (a documentary by Lorenzo Dickerson) tells the story of the all African-American 1956 Burley High School undefeated and unscored upon championship football team. Burley High School (Charlottesville, Virginia) Jackson P. Burley High School was a segregated school for African American students in Charlottesville, Virginia. Under Smith, the football team "compiled a 41-12-5 record, won five district championships and won 28 consecutive games from 1955-58. Burley. The book and the landmark status for the school will help to preserve the schools history, he said, which has been the goal of the club. exuded here at the high school, now the kids at the middle seem to have that same passion, White said. In 1958, the NAACP filed a lawsuit on behalf of Burley students who sought the opportunity to transfer to all-white Lane High School. In 1956, Burley went undefeated and did not have a single point scored on them a record that still stands today en route to a share of the state championship with I.C. Over the course of 12 chapters, Smith provides a detailed recounting of how Burley started, description of the schools architecture, interviews with former students and teachers and plenty of photos. Permanent Exhibitions; Culture & Heritage; Education; Explore Local History; Living Education . Burley Middle School Kasaundra Blount, Principal 901 Rose Hill Drive Charlottesville VA 22903 (434) 295-5101 Henley Middle School LaRuth Ensley, Principal 5880 Rockfish Gap Turnpike Crozet VA 22932 (434) 823-4393 Journey Middle School Ashby Johnson, Principal 210 Lambs Lane Charlottesville VA 22901 (434) 975-9320 Lakeside Middle School Burley high alumni work to pass history to next generation Staff - Jackson P. Burley Middle School - Albemarle County Public Schools Monticello High School. Burley served as the high school for Black students in Albemarle County and Charlottesville from 1951 to 1967 when "separate but equal" was the law of the land. Jacques started at Albemarle High for her senior year but few teachers and administrators followed the Burley students to the formerly all-white schools. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Man dead after standoff with police at Red Roof Inn in Charlottesville, Authorities identify Louisa County teen killed in Friday night car crash, Major Albemarle County residential development moves forward, Louisa teen killed in Friday night car crash, Former Virginia basketball coach Terry Holland dies after battling Alzheimer's, State cites Charlottesville SPCA for repeat violations, Angelic's Kitchen plans new food truck operations, possible stand-alone restaurant, Charlottesville-area police monitoring planned national 'Day of Hate', Bert Ellis apologizes for texts targeting UVa students, administrators, Liz Cheney named professor at UVa Center for Politics, 'How did we get here?'

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