Luther Jackson High School

Luther Porter Jackson High School was a secondary school for black students in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. A part of Fairfax County Public Schools, it was the county's first grade 7-12 school for black students.[1]

Luther Porter Jackson Middle School
Location
Luther Porter Jackson Middle School
Fairfax County, Virginia
Coordinates38.8683°N 77.2287°W / 38.8683; -77.2287
Information
Other nameLuther Jackson Middle School (1965– )
TypePublic, segregated
Opened1954
Closed1965
School districtFairfax County Public Schools
PrincipalRohini Tohan
Last updated: March 12, 2018

History

Before the school was established, FCPS sent black students to District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) schools and the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth,[2] later the Manassas Regional High School,[3] a vocational school.[4] Schools in Washington, DC which took black Fairfax County students included Armstrong Manual Training School, Cardozo High School, Dunbar High School, and Phelps Vocational Center.[3]

Jackson, named after teacher Luther Porter Jackson, opened in 1954.[2] At the time the school was in operation, about 41% of its students planned to attend colleges and universities.[5]

Luther Jackson was a scholar who researched the Readjusters, a black majority political party that led Virginia under William Mahone from 1879 to 1883.[6]

The high school closed in 1965 once the Fairfax School District had racially integrated. Luther Jackson Intermediate School, now known as Luther Jackson Middle School, opened on the former high school campus in September of that year.[2]

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References
  1. Gjelten, Tom. A Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story. Simon and Schuster, September 15, 2015. ISBN 1476743851, 9781476743851. p. 56.
  2. "History Archived 2016-08-03 at the Wayback Machine." Luther Jackson Middle School. Retrieved on June 4, 2016.
  3. "A history of Luther P. Jackson high school : a report of a case study on the development of a black high school" (abstract). Virginia Tech. Retrieved on June 4, 2016.
  4. Duke, Daniel L. Education Empire: The Evolution of an Excellent Suburban School System (SUNY series, Educational Leadership). SUNY Press, February 1, 2012. ISBN 0791482987, 9780791482988. p. 9.
  5. Duke, Daniel L. Education Empire: The Evolution of an Excellent Suburban School System (SUNY series, Educational Leadership). SUNY Press, February 1, 2012. ISBN 0791482987, 9780791482988. p. 173.
  6. Dalley, Jane (August 21, 2017). "The Confederate General Who Was Erased". Huffington Post.

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