Fairfield's first public school for African Americans was established in 1926 on a one-acre plot known as The Flat beside First Baptist Church and was named Fairfield Colored School. As enrollment grew, additional classroom space was needed, and the church sanctuary was used for a time. In 1934, community members including Billie Lorenzo McIlveen, Willie Solomon, and Bill Nolan successfully petitioned the school board to move the school to this site while keeping the same faculty and nine-grade system. Soon afterward, Fairfield began offering courses that met Texas College entrance requirements, leading to the establishment of the Colored High School. At the same time, Principal Mae V. Donahue proposed renaming the school Dogan High School in honor of Wiley College President Dr. Matthew Dogan, Sr. Dogan's Wildcat athletic program included baseball, track, and basketball for boys and softball, track, and basketball for girls, and the boys' basketball team was state runner-up in 1953, 1957, 1959, and 1963. From 1936 to 1968, principal Randolph Titus fostered pride in education despite social and educational obstacles, and the achievements of Dogan alumni as educators, dentists, doctors, lawyers, ministers, veterans, public officials, and others reflected that success. Dogan High School's strong academic programs helped enrollment increase, the school fully integrated in 1968, and the campus continues to host organizations and community events centered on education and social service.