Newberger Park

Newberger Park was established January 11, 1929 as the first park for African-Americans. Land was donated by Joseph Newberger, the President fo the Federal Compress in Aberdeen, MS. The Black Library was built in 1939, by funds raised by Dr. R. E. Woodruff and Dr. W. A. Evans. 

The Park includes Volley Ball net and area, Playground equipment, Basketball court with interactive paly graphics, painted by volunteers in 2021. A clock to practice telling time, regular hopscotch an inspirational hopscotch and math-a-pillar to aid in math skills, providing a visual for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. There's also a large green space and storm shelter, which student volunteers added murals to in 2021, as part of our Storm Shelter Art Project. Free outdoor movies are shown here seasonally.