White students attended Bishopville High School, three blocks away.

Although the law provided for a separate but equal education, $71,000 was allocated to build Bishopville for the whites while only Dennis was built for $17,000.

[2] Dennis was the only school in the county for black students, and no public bus service was provided until 1952.

[3] The original L-shaped building is a one-story, load-bearing red brick Colonial Revival style structure that rests on a masonry foundation.

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