UPDATE: Organizers say this event has been postponed.

At this time, information regarding a new date is not available.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- An event this weekend will highlight the history of a local school that was once segregated.

Author Lucille Smith will be at Burley Middle School for a book signing on Saturday.

Her book, Unforgettable Jackson P. Burley High School 1951-1967, talks about the history and legacy of the school that taught African-American children during segregation.

The school once taught children from Charlottesville as well as the counties of Albemarle, Green and Nelson.

Former students and others will also be on hand for the Saturday event at the Burley Middle School Media Center on Rose Hill Drive.

It begins at 2 p.m.