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The Prairie View Interscholastic League (PVIL) was the organization that governed academic and athletic competitions between African-American high schools in Texas for much of the 20th century.
- University Interscholastic League
From 1940 to 1970, an era of racial segregation in Texas,...
- University Interscholastic League
The Prairie View Interscholastic League (PVIL) played a leading role in developing African American students in the arts, literature, athletics and music from the 1920's through 1967.
This site celebrates the Prairie View Interscholastic League which existed from 1920 to 1970. The PVIL was the governing body for academic, athletic, and music competitions for black high schools in Texas during the state's segregationist era.
Die TILCS änderte ihren Namen 1923 in Prairie View Interscholastic League (PVIL), als sie unter die Kontrolle des Prairie View A&M College kam. Nach dem Vorbild der UIL veranstaltete die PVIL eigene Wettbewerbe für schwarze High-School-Schüler in den Bereichen Leichtathletik, Maschinenschreiben, Deklamation, Musik und spontanes Sprechen.
However, from the beginning, in the Black community, it was called the "Prairie View Interscholastic League (PVIL) or the "Negro League," because the state track meet was held at Prairie View each spring and all of the documentation for academic and athletic competitions was housed at the school.
Preserve the past and remember the glory years of the Prairie View Interscholastic League, which existed from 1920 to 1970, and instill personal pride and self-esteem by increasing the cultural awareness of the PVIL heritage.
