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'''Carver High School''' was a public [[Secondary education in the United States|secondary school]] in [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]]. It served as the high school for black students until the public schools were integrated in 1971. The building stayed dormant until 2012, when it was reopened as the Aaron Jones Interactive Center, named after a longtime coach at Carver.<ref name="Battiste">{{cite news |last1=Battiste |first1=P. Anne |title=Restoring Carver High, the partnership |url=http://www.wlox.com/story/35782501/pascagoula-negro-carver-high-school-celebrates-reunion/ |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref> |
'''Carver High School''' was a public [[Secondary education in the United States|secondary school]] in [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]]. It served as the high school for black students until the public schools were integrated in 1971. The building stayed dormant until 2012, when it was reopened as the Aaron Jones Interactive Center, named after a longtime coach at Carver.<ref name="Battiste">{{cite news |last1=Battiste |first1=P. Anne |title=Restoring Carver High, the partnership |url=http://www.wlox.com/story/35782501/pascagoula-negro-carver-high-school-celebrates-reunion/ |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The first school for negroes in Pascagoula, known as "the Coloured School", was opened in 1890. In 1904 it expanded to two rooms. The school was later moved and renamed '''Pascagoula Negro Carver High School''', then later renamed Carver High School. The first graduating class to attend all the way through was in 1941. In the 1970-1971 school year when the schools were integrated with the previously all-white [[Old Pascagoula High School|Pascagoula High School]], |
The first school for negroes in Pascagoula, known as "the Coloured School", was opened in 1890. In 1904 it expanded to two rooms. The school was later moved and renamed '''Pascagoula Negro Carver High School''', then later renamed Carver High School. The first graduating class to attend all the way through was in 1941. In the 1970-1971 school year when the schools were integrated with the previously all-white [[Old Pascagoula High School|Pascagoula High School]], forty-two black students attended the integrated school.<ref name="MS Civil Rights">{{cite web |title=CARVER HIGH SCHOOL |url=https://mscivilrightsproject.org/jackson/place-jackson/carver-high-school-2/ |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref> |
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==Notable |
==Notable alumni== |
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*Dr. [[Calvin Huey]], first African-American to play football at Navy<ref>{{cite web |title=Pascagoula Athletic Hall of Fame 2015: Calvin Huey |url=http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/06/pascagoula_athletic_hall_of_fa_8.html |accessdate=5 November 2018 |date=10 June 2015}}</ref> |
*Dr. [[Calvin Huey]], first African-American to play football at Navy graduated from Carver<ref>{{cite web |title=Pascagoula Athletic Hall of Fame 2015: Calvin Huey |url=http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/06/pascagoula_athletic_hall_of_fa_8.html |accessdate=5 November 2018 |date=10 June 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Schools in Jackson County, Mississippi]] |
[[Category:Schools in Jackson County, Mississippi]] |
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[[Category:Historically segregated African-American schools in |
[[Category:Historically segregated African-American schools in Mississippi]] |
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[[Category:Public high schools in Mississippi]] |
[[Category:Public high schools in Mississippi]] |
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[[Category:Historically black schools]] |
[[Category:Historically black schools]] |
Latest revision as of 11:05, 14 June 2021
Carver High School | |
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Location | |
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Coordinates | 30°21′43″N 88°32′57″W / 30.3619°N 88.5491°W |
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Former name | Pascagoula Negro Carver High School |
Type | Public |
Status | closed |
Carver High School was a public secondary school in Pascagoula, Mississippi. It served as the high school for black students until the public schools were integrated in 1971. The building stayed dormant until 2012, when it was reopened as the Aaron Jones Interactive Center, named after a longtime coach at Carver.[1]
History
The first school for negroes in Pascagoula, known as "the Coloured School", was opened in 1890. In 1904 it expanded to two rooms. The school was later moved and renamed Pascagoula Negro Carver High School, then later renamed Carver High School. The first graduating class to attend all the way through was in 1941. In the 1970-1971 school year when the schools were integrated with the previously all-white Pascagoula High School, forty-two black students attended the integrated school.[2]
Notable alumni
- Dr. Calvin Huey, first African-American to play football at Navy graduated from Carver[3]
References
- ^ Battiste, P. Anne. "Restoring Carver High, the partnership". Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "CARVER HIGH SCHOOL". Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Pascagoula Athletic Hall of Fame 2015: Calvin Huey". June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2018.