Wendell Phillips Academy High School

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Wendell Phillips Academy High School, operated by the Chicago Public Schools, is named for the noted American abolitionist, Wendell Phillips. Located at 244 E. Pershing Road in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, the school has produced a number of notable African-American alumni, including musicians Nat "King" Cole and Dinah Washington, and businessmen John H. Johnson (founder of Ebony and Jet magazines) and George E. Johnson, founder of Johnson Products (a cosmetics manufacturer and the first African-American owned firm to be listed on the American Stock Exchange).[1] Several of the founding members of the Harlem Globetrotters also attended Wendell Phillips High School. The school building was constructed in 1904 in the Classical Revival style, and was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 7, 2003 in time for its 100th anniversary.[2]

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  1. ^ George E. Johnson was a natural businessman. African American Registry. Retrieved on 2007-05-18.
  2. ^ Wendell Phillips High School. City of Chicago. Retrieved on 2007-05-18.

Coordinates: 41°49′27″N, 87°37′11″W

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