John T. Morgan Academy

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John T. Morgan Academy
Location
Coordinates32°23′24″N 87°04′43″W / 32.3898673°N 87.078585°W / 32.3898673; -87.078585Coordinates: 32°23′24″N 87°04′43″W / 32.3898673°N 87.078585°W / 32.3898673; -87.078585
Information
EstablishedJune 1965 (1965-06)
Campus size20 acres (8.1 ha)
NicknameSenators
Websitewww.jtmorganacademy.org

John T. Morgan Academy is a school serving Selma, Alabama, USA, founded in 1965 as a segregation academy.

History[]

The school is named for John Tyler Morgan, a confederate general,senator and grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, who as 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]

Robotics[]

Morgan has an active robotics program.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Holthouse, David (Winter 2008). "Activists Confront Hate in Selma, Ala". Intelligence Report. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Berman, Ari (February 25, 2015). "Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed". The Nation. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
    - Foster, Peter (March 7, 2015). "Fifty years after Selma's 'Bloody Sunday', the battle for equality rages on". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ "In Selma, income inequality, education and race still deeply intertwined".
  4. ^ "Fledgling School Hopes to be an Integrated Alternative | Bridging Selma".
  5. ^ "Morgan Academy announces the hiring of new headmaster Dr. Bryan Oliver".
  6. ^ Deshazo, Alaina Denean (October 22, 2015). "Schools compete in robotics". Selma Times-Journal. Retrieved 13 January 2018.


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