Sumner School
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Sumner School was a school for Aftican Americans in Parkersburg, West Virginia. It was established in 1862during the American Civil War. J. Rupert Jefferson led it for more than 40 years. It closed im 1955.after desegregation. The school's 1926 gymnasium is now the Sumnerite African-American History Museum and Multipurpose Center[1]
It was originally known as Parkersburg Colored School.[2] The school was renamed for abolitionist U.S. senator Charles Sumner.[3]
Michael J. Rice wrote The Sumner 7: A History of Sumner High School.
References
- ^ "PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA: Sumner School". electricearl.com.
- ^ Kulich, Kaitlin. "Dr. Michael J. Rice talks history of Sumner School with West Virginia University at Parkersburg". wtap.com.
- ^ "Sumner School". Almost Heaven - West Virginia.