The Stokesland School, located in Pittsylvania County, is a Rosenwald School built in 1924 for Black students who lived in the Stokesland community.  The school was built through the Rosenwald Rural School Building Program, a program created by Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald in the early 20th century. Over 5,000 Rosenwald Schools were built in fifteen southern states, 380 of which were built in Virginia. At least fourteen Rosenwald Schools were built in Pittsylvania County; eight of these still stand.

 

The Stokesland School, like many early African American schools, became obsolete after Integration. A local private club, the Blanks Club, has owned the Stokesland School for decades. A rear addition, porches, and brick veneer were added to the school building in the 1960s. 

 

In 2020, the Southside African American Cemetery Preservation Society, working with the Blanks Club, received a grant from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation to create a short walking trail on the school property, make minor repairs to the building, and build a shelter on the property. The Southside African American Cemetery Preservation Society anticipates receiving more grants in the future for the school, the Flippen Cemetery and the community.