John T. Morgan Academy | |
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2901 West Dallas Ave 36701 United States | |
Coordinates | 32°23′24″N 87°04′43″W / 32.3898673°N 87.078585°W |
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Established | June 1965 |
CEEB code | 012433 |
Campus size | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
Nickname | Senators |
Website |
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John T. Morgan Academy, commonly known as Morgan Academy, is a school in Selma, Alabama, USA, originally founded in 1965 as a segregation academy.
The school is named for John Tyler Morgan, a Confederate general and Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan who, as a U.S. 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]
John T. Morgan Academy | |
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Address | |
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2901 West Dallas Ave 36701 United States | |
Coordinates | 32°23′24″N 87°04′43″W / 32.3898673°N 87.078585°W |
Information | |
Established | June 1965 |
CEEB code | 012433 |
Campus size | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
Nickname | Senators |
Website |
www |
John T. Morgan Academy, commonly known as Morgan Academy, is a school in Selma, Alabama, USA, originally founded in 1965 as a segregation academy.
The school is named for John Tyler Morgan, a Confederate general and Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan who, as a U.S. 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]