John M. Langston High School

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John M. Langston High School is a former school for African Americans in Danville, Virginia.[1] It was built in 1932. E. A. Gibson was the first principal. He was succeeded by R. L. Armstead, C. D. Paige, and John Byrd. A new school building was constructed in 1958 on Cleveland Street.[2] In 1970, with integration it was merged with George Washington High School and converted to a junior high school. It was renamed in 2016.[3] C. B. Claiborne is an alumnus. Joyce Glaise wrote about her experiences at the school and growing up in the Danville community.[4]

It was preceded by Westmoreland High School.[5]

It was one of many high schools for African Americans converted to serve lower grades after integration.[6] A book on Danville has a photo of the school.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/cslk/danville/media/pdfs/brief_history.pdf
  2. ^ Fountain, Clara Garrett (August 9, 2000). Danville, Virginia. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439610862 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "History of Langston".
  4. ^ Glaise, Dr Joyce (April 30, 2016). From Danville to Destiny: I Got Nerve: The Political Legacy of a Danville Native. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781490772707 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Rights, United States Congress Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional (July 2, 1964). "Nominations of Mrs. Frankie Muse Freeman and Mr. Eugene C. Patterson: Hearing, Eighty-eighth Congress, Second Session, on the Nomination of Mrs. Frankie Muse Freeman, of St. Louis, Mo., and Mr. Eugene C. Patterson, of Atlanta, Ga., to be Members of the Commission on Civil Rights. July 28, 1964". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Education, Virginia State Board of (July 2, 1970). "Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Virginia" – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Bailey, Frankie Y.; Green, Alice P. (April 22, 2011). Wicked Danville: Liquor and Lawlessness in a Southside Virginia City. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625841223 – via Google Books.

Coordinates: 36°35′18″N 79°24′26″W / 36.5884°N 79.4072°W / 36.5884; -79.4072


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