John T. Morgan Academy
John T. Morgan Academy is a school serving Selma, Alabama, USA, founded in 1965 as a segregation academy.
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| Coordinates | 32.3898673°N 87.078585°W |
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| Established | June 1965 |
| Campus size | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Website | www |
History
The school is named for John Tyler Morgan, a confederate general and grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan.[1] The first classes in 1965 were held in the John Tyler Morgan House until a new campus was built in 1967.
The school did not admit its first black student until 2008.[2]
Robotics
Morgan has an active robotics program.[3]
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References
- Holthouse, David (Winter 2008). "Activists Confront Hate in Selma, Ala". Intelligence Report. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- Berman, Ari (February 25, 2015). "Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed". The Nation. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Foster, Peter (March 7, 2015). "Fifty years after Selma's 'Bloody Sunday', the battle for equality rages on". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2018. - Deshazo, Alaina Denean (October 22, 2015). "Schools compete in robotics". Selma Times-Journal. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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