Jefferson School
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Markerman62
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The long and storied history of Jefferson School.
Waymark Code: WM12YNH
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2020
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The name Jefferson School has a long association with African American education in Charlottesville. It was first used in the 1860s in a Freedmen's Bureau school and then for a public grade school by 1894. Jefferson High School opened here in 1926 as the city’s first high school for blacks, an early accredited black high school in Virginia. The facility became Jefferson Elementary School in 1951. In 1958, some current and former Jefferson students requested transfers to two white schools. The state closed the two white schools. Their reopening in 1959 began the process of desegregation in Charlottesville. Jefferson School housed many different educational programs after integrating in 1965.
Department of Historic Resources, 2003
Marker Number: Q 30
Marker Title: Jefferson School
Marker Location: At Commerce Street and 4th Street NW, Charlottesville
County or Independent City: Charlottesville
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
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