Bethune Alumni & Associates

A Bethune Alumni Vision and History

During a visit to his former high school -after integration- Emmett O. Green discovered a need to preserve our history of education in Halifax County, Virginia.

Upon his return to Washington, D. C., he contacted other Bethune graduates from Halifax living in the metropolitan area and voiced his concerns and vision of forming an alumni association to support efforts to deal with these concerns. The first official meeting was then decided to be held July 28th, 1973 at 2131 Branch Avenue, S.E., Washington D.C.

Those present at this meeting were: