Editing Greeneville, Tennessee (section)

===George Clem School===
In 1887, with assistance from the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the George Clem School was organized as Greeneville College. In 1932, the Greeneville Board of Education leased the property to provide public education for Negroes. Three years later, George Clem was appointed principal. Consisting of grades one through ten, the school was renamed Greeneville College High School. In 1937, the 11th grade was added. A year later, the school became an accredited four-year school. In 1939, the city purchased the school and renamed it the George Clem School. A decade later, the original building was demolished and the present building was erected in 1950. The school closed in 1965 when the public schools desegregated, and it became the location of the Greeneville City Schools Central Office. The George Clem School is often overlooked when talking about Greeneville history.  Topics such as Sam Doak, the death of General Morgan, and Andrew Johnson are often the focal points when learning about Greeneville.  The George Clem School is something the town should promote and be proud of.  This history shows the accomplishments of the black community in Greeneville through the years.  There is now a non profit organization in Greeneville by the name of George Clem Multicultural Alliance that helps honor the history of the school.  The George Clem Multicultural Alliance is a non-profit 501(c)(3), public benefit, & exclusively charitable organization dedicated to supporting civic pride & cultural diversity awareness through various means within Wesley Heights community, and Greeneville/Greene County at large <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMR81N_George_Clem_School_18871965_1C85_Greeneville |title=George Clem School 1887~1965-1C85-Greeneville - Tennessee Historical Markers on |publisher=Waymarking.com |access-date=2022-05-03}}</ref>