Luther Jackson High School

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

History

Before the school was established, FCPS sent black students to District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) schools and the Industrial School Of Manassas,[2] or the Manassas Regional High School,[3] a vocational school.[4] Schools in Washington, DC which took black Fairfax County students included Armstrong High 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]

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

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. 1 2 3 "History." Luther Jackson Middle School. Retrieved on June 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "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.

Further reading

Coordinates: 38°52′06″N 77°13′43″W / 38.8683°N 77.2287°W / 38.8683; -77.2287


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