George Washington Carver High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
{{Short description|Former segregated public school in Memphis}}
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}}George Washington Carver High School was a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee from the late 1950s until 2016. Prior to integration, it was a school for black students. It was at times a part of Memphis City Schools,{{cite web|url=http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/schools/carver.hs/carver_home_page.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010602142313fw_/http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/schools/carver.hs/carver_home_page.htm |archive-date=June 2, 2001 |title=Home|publisher=George Washington Carver High School|date=June 2, 2001|accessdate=December 23, 2021}} - The URL indicates it was hosted on Memphis City Schools servers. and at the end it was a part of Shelby County Schools (SCS), as that district took over the former Memphis school campuses in 2013.{{cite news|last=Zubrzycki|first=Jaclyn|url=https://www.edweek.org/leadership/memphis-shelby-schools-merge-amid-uncertainty/2013/07|title=Memphis-Shelby Schools Merge, Amid Uncertainty|work=Education Week|date=July 9, 2013|accessdate=December 23, 2021}}
It was also known as Carver Middle/High School.{{cite web |url=http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/schools/schools_frames.htm |title=Our School Websites |publisher=Memphis City Schools |date=June 4, 2001 |accessdate=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010604225511fw_/http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/schools/schools_frames.htm |archive-date=June 4, 2001 |url-status=dead}}
History
Carver was opened in 1957 as a school for the black students in the Riverside neighborhood of South Memphis. Like many black schools of the time, it received far less funding than the white schools. As such, it was operated without a cafeteria. The school's first guidance counselor was Frances Hooks, the wife of activist Benjamin Hooks.{{cite news |last1=Waters |first1=David |title=Carver High ends as it began, in a segregated city |url=http://archive.commercialappeal.com/columnists/david-waters/carver-high-ends-as-it-began-in-a-segregated-city-34ed9b03-59ca-257e-e053-0100007f2122-382761701.html |accessdate=November 15, 2018 |date=June 13, 2016}} The first principal was Richard B. Thompson.{{cite web |title=Carter HS Class of '62 Reunion Program |url=http://www.carver62.org/reunions/reunion1.htm |accessdate= July 3, 2021}} For 59 years, Carver educated students in the South Memphis Area.{{cite web |last1=Kebed |first1=Laura Faith |title=After 59-year run in South Memphis, Carver High School is officially closed |date=June 9, 2016 |url=https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/tn/2016/06/09/after-59-year-run-in-south-memphis-carver-high-school-is-officially-closed/ |accessdate=November 15, 2018 |publisher=Chalkbeat}}
The students moved from the original building, A, to the later one, B, in 1997 as part of a $10,500,000 renovation. Building A was razed in May of that year.{{cite web |url=http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/schools/carver.hs/Principal's_message.htm |title=About Our School......... |publisher=George Washington Carver High School |date=June 2, 2001 |accessdate=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010418062858/http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/schools/carver.hs/Principal's_message.htm |archive-date=April 18, 2001 |url-status=dead}}
In 2016, the Shelby County School Board voted to close the school. At the time of its closure, it was the most segregated school in Memphis.
Notable people
- Jim Thaxton, NFL football player
- Willie White, NBA basketball player
- Qyntel Woods, NBA basketball player
References
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External links
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.scsk12.org/schools/carver.hs/site/index.shtml|title=George Washington Carver High School}}
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Category:High schools in Memphis, Tennessee
Category:Public high schools in Tennessee
Category:Historically segregated African-American schools in Tennessee