FIRST - High School building for African Americans in Alexandria- Parker-Gray High School - Alexandra VA
Posted by: Don.Morfe
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City of Alexandria constructed its first high school building for African Americans. Parker-Gray High School opened on this site in 1950. Court-ordered desegregation began in 1959. The last class graduated from the high school in 1965.
Waymark Code: WM17EAW
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/05/2023
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TEXT ON THE HISTORICAL MARKER
Parker-Gray High School (Marker No. E 137)
Parker-Gray School opened on Wythe Street in 1920 to serve African American students in grades 1-8. Until upper-level classes were added in 1932, African Americans had to travel to the District of Columbia to attend high school. Civil rights attorney Charles Houston and other activists later persuaded the City of Alexandria to construct its first high school building for African Americans, and Parker-Gray High School opened on this site in 1950. Court-ordered desegregation began in 1959. The last class graduated from the high school in 1965. Parker-Gray Historic District bears the school’s name.
Erected 2008 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-137.)
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1950
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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