History of Ballard Hudson
Ballard-Hudson Senior High School
was built in 1949 as the only high
school in Macon for African Americans
in grades nine through twelve.
The school represents the merger of
two schools: Ballard High School, a
private school with roots in Lewis
High School, established in 1868 by
the American Missionary Association,
and Hudson High School, a public
industrial high school.
In 1970, the same year a federal
court required the integration of all
public schools in Georgia, Ballard-
Hudson Senior High School was
reorganized and renamed.
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*Among noted Ballard-Hudson graduates
are Georgia musicians Otis Redding and
“Little Richard” Penniman.
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