Georgia Interscholastic Association
High school athletic league during segregation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Georgia Interscholastic Association (GIA), formed in 1948, was a sports league of high schools serving African Americans in Georgia.[1] It merged into the Georgia High School Association with desegregation in 1970.[2] As If We Were Ghosts is a documentary film made about the league and its athletes.[3][4][5][6][7][8] The Georgia Interscholastic Association held state championship competitions from 1948–70 and joined the Georgia High School Association the following year.[2]
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Abbreviation | GIA |
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Merged into | Georgia High School Association |
Formation | 1948; 76 years ago (1948) |
Dissolved | 1970; 54 years ago (1970) |
Purpose | sports league of high schools serving African Americans |
Region served | Georgia |
Official language | English |
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