John T. Morgan Academy
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Former segregation academy in Selma, Alabama, United States
For Morgan Academy in Dundee, Scotland, see Morgan Academy.
| John T. Morgan Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| Map | |
2901 West Dallas Ave 36701 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°23′24′′N 87°04′43′′W / 32.3898673°N 87.078585°W / 32.3898673; -87.078585 |
| Information | |
| Established | June 1965 (59 years ago) (1965-06) |
| CEEB code | 012433 |
| Campus size | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Nickname | Senators |
| Website | morganacademy.com |
John T. Morgan Academy, commonly known as Morgan Academy, is a school in Selma, Alabama, USA, originally founded in 1965 as a segregation academy.
History
[edit ]The school is named for John Tyler Morgan, a Confederate general and Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan who, as a U.S. Senator, advanced several bills to legalize lynching of African-Americans.[1] It was founded in 1965, shortly after the Selma to Montgomery marches. The first classes in 1965 were held in the John Tyler Morgan House until a new campus was built in 1967.
After 41 years, the school admitted its first black student in 2008.[2] [3] [4]
Bryan Oliver became the headmaster in 2021.[5]
Notable alumni
[edit ]- Gunnar Henderson, 2019, MLB player - shortstop of the Baltimore Orioles and 2023 American League Rookie of the Year.
References
[edit ]- ^ 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. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- Foster, Peter (March 7, 2015). "Fifty years after Selma's 'Bloody Sunday', the battle for equality rages on". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 13, 2018. - ^ "In Selma, income inequality, education and race still deeply intertwined".
- ^ "Fledgling School Hopes to be an Integrated Alternative | Bridging Selma". Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Morgan Academy announces the hiring of new headmaster Dr. Bryan Oliver".
Categories:
- Educational institutions established in 1965
- Education in Selma, Alabama
- Private elementary schools in Alabama
- Schools accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Schools in Dallas County, Alabama
- Segregation academies in Alabama
- Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Alabama
- 1965 establishments in Alabama