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John T. Morgan Academy

Coordinates: 32°23′24″N 87°04′43″W / 32.3898673°N 87.078585°W / 32.3898673; -87.078585
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John T. Morgan Academy
Address
Map
2901 West Dallas Ave

36701

United States
Coordinates32°23′24″N 87°04′43″W / 32.3898673°N 87.078585°W / 32.3898673; -87.078585
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EstablishedJune 1965 (59 years ago) (1965-06)
CEEB code012433
Campus size20 acres (8.1 ha)
NicknameSenators
Websitemorganacademy.com

John T. Morgan Academy, commonly known as Morgan Academy, is a school in Selma, Alabama, USA, originally founded in 1965 as a segregation academy.

History

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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]

Notable alumni

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  • Gunnar Henderson, 2019, MLB player - shortstop of the Baltimore Orioles and 2023 American League Rookie of the Year.

References

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  1. ^ Holthouse, David (Winter 2008). "Activists Confront Hate in Selma, Ala". Intelligence Report. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Berman, Ari (February 25, 2015). "Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed". The Nation. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
    - Foster, Peter (March 7, 2015). "Fifty years after Selma's 'Bloody Sunday', the battle for equality rages on". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ "In Selma, income inequality, education and race still deeply intertwined".
  4. ^ "Fledgling School Hopes to be an Integrated Alternative | Bridging Selma".
  5. ^ "Morgan Academy announces the hiring of new headmaster Dr. Bryan Oliver".