Clinton Jackson Coley graduated from segregated Alexander City High School, shown here, in 1920 and then went to work at a local bank. It was replaced in 1950 with Benjamin Russell High School, named for one of the owners of Russell Mills, a major local employer.
Alexander City High School
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