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*William Henry Fouse (1908-1912)<ref name=hist/><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=RFZ2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA107&dq=william+grant+high+school.covington&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjtt-mhi8_9AhXsRzABHdOoAv8Q6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=william%20grant%20high%20school.covington&f=false</ref> |
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*Henry R. Merry (acting 1923-1924, 1926-1955), a graduate of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee |
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Revision as of 14:47, 9 March 2023
Lincoln-Grant School, Seventh Street Colored School. Northern Kentucky Community Center, and Lincoln Grant Scholar House should link here
William Grant High School was a public high school for African Americans in Covington, Kentucky. The school closed after desegregation and its students transferred to Holmes High School,[1] The school continued on as an integrated elementary school until 1976.[1] The Northern Kentucky Community Center occupied the school after it clsoed.[1] In 2017 it became the Lincoln Grant Scholar House.[1]
History
Schools for African Americans were established in Covington after the American Civil War at local churches. In 1876 they began receiving public funds from the city. Samuel Reynolds Singer, an Oberlin College graduate, established William Grant High School in 1886 and served as its principal. Seventh Street Colored School was built in 1888. The land at 25 East 7th Street was donated by Colonel William Letcher Grant and an elementary and secondary school used the building.[1]
The Lincoln-Grant School was a hyphenation of the elementary school, Lincoln School (named for President Abraham Lincoln), and William Grant High School (named for Colonel William Letcher Grant who donated the lnd and advocated for the schools.[1]
The school was part of the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools for Negroes’ Secondary School Study.[2]
In 1929 the school's football team was Kentucky African American State Football Champions. Paul Redden coached.[1]
The school moved to 824 Greenup Street in 1932. Football was discontinued.[1]
Principals
- John S. McLeod (1871-1879)
- Darius L. V. Moffet (1879-1881) (No Photo Available)
- Samuel Singer (1881-1900)
- Frank Williams (1901-1908)
- William Henry Fouse (1908-1912)[1][3]
- Robert Yancey (1913-1926)
- Henry R. Merry (acting 1923-1924, 1926-1955), a graduate of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee
- Charles L. Lett (1955-1963), a graduate of Kentucky State College
- Matthew L. Mastin (1963-1972), high school closed in 1965
- James K. Burns (1972-1976)[1]
Alumni
- Francis Marion Russell, principal of high schools[1]
- E.B. Delaney, funeral home owner with his mother, lawyer, and magistrate[1]
See also
- Southgate Street School in Elsmere, Kentucky
- Wilkens Heights School in Elsmere
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l https://www.lincolngrant.online/
- ^ http://www.museumofeducation.info/grant.html
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=RFZ2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA107&dq=william+grant+high+school.covington&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjtt-mhi8_9AhXsRzABHdOoAv8Q6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=william%20grant%20high%20school.covington&f=false