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Douglass Junior and Senior High School is a historic school building located at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. Built in 1924, it was the segregation-era high school for African Americans in the city, and replaced the earlier Douglass school building which had been built in 1891, and was named after abolitionist Frederick ...
- Bates, Frampton & Bowers
- 1924
- 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
- Tenth Ave. and Bruce St., Huntington, West Virginia
Constructed in 1924, Douglass Junior and Senior High School served the African American community of Huntington during the era of segregation until its closing in 1961 and now serves as the home of a variety of community organizations.
Huntington, WV. The Douglass Junior and Senior High School stands as a symbol for the black citizens of Huntington. The school served as a cultural and educational center for the black community for nearly 40 years. Among the graduates of Douglass was Carter G. Woodson, the noted black essayist, historian and activist.
Douglass Junior and Senior High School was established in 1924. The school educated Huntington’s African American community until 1961. The school produced many notable graduates including Carter G. Woodson, the father of Black History, and Hal Greer, Marshall University’s first African American athlete.
21 de nov. de 2023 · Frederick Douglass Junior and Senior High School served for many years as a major academic, social, and cultural resource for Black families in Huntington. Erected in 1924, on 10th Avenue at the corner of Bruce Street, the school was actually the second one in Huntington to bear the Douglass name.
Douglass Junior and Senior High School is a historic school building located at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. Built in 1924, it was the segregation-era high school for African Americans in the city, and replaced the earlier Douglass school building which had been built in 1891, and was named after abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
Douglass Junior and Senior High School were the only schools for African Americans in Cabell County from their founding to 1954, when the state superintendent declared that segregation was over. Douglass remained open until 1961, a reflection of Huntington's reluctance to integrate as well as the Black community's desire to maintain a community ...
