Richardson High School, shown in an undated photograph, may soon have a historical marker commemorating its long history of providing an education for blacks in Columbia County. (COURTESY)
Paulette Lord (sitting), Lake City-Columbia County Historic Museum volunteer, and Lelia M. Williams, look through an application to secure a historical marker at the former Richardson High School site. Officials from the Historic Preservation, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State, will notify them whether the site will get a historic marker on after Oct. 29. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Richardson High School, the former segregation-era school for blacks, has a long and storied history.
Sitting on the northern side of Lake City, the Richardson Community Center, with its gymnasium and …
