George Washington Carver High School (Dothan, Alabama)
| George Washington Carver High School | |
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| Coordinates | 31°13′55″N 85°22′51″W / 31.2319°N 85.3808°WCoordinates: 31°13′55″N 85°22′51″W / 31.2319°N 85.3808°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Grades | 9-12 |
George Washington Carver High School was a segregated public high school in Dothan, Alabama serving African-American children from 1940 to 1968. In 1969 the students were integrated with white students at Dothan High School.[1]
History[]
In the 1968–1969 school year a few black students transferred from Carver to Dothan under a choice program. In 1969, six weeks before the start of the school year, a federal judge ruled the plan inadequate and ordered all Carver High School to be integrated with Dothan.[1]
Notable alumni[]
- Artis Gilmore, National Basketball Association Hall-of-Fame player attended Carver his senior year.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ a b Phillips, Greg (24 August 2011). "Dothan High alumni reflect on integration". Dothan Eagle. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Frenette, Gene (10 August 2011). "After 17 years of waiting, Jacksonville's Artis Gilmore is finally entering the Basketball Hall of Fame". Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "NBA.com: Artis Gilmore Bio". www.nba.com.
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