Crispus Attucks high school collection
The Indianapolis School Board of Commissioners voted on a plan to create a segregated high school in 1922 and Crispus Attucks High School opened in 1927 with an enrollment of 1,345 African American students. In addition to its famous 1955 state championship basketball team, Attucks produced many well-known alumni in several professional fields. Attucks flourished as both an academic institution and center for the African American community, and was simultaneously linked with the struggle for civil rights in education. This collection contains photographs and documents relating to the school and its history.
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1869/2016
Subject
Crispus Attucks High School (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Civil rights
Education
High schools
Indianapolis (Ind.)--Race Relations
Segregation
Educational facilities
Indianapolis (Ind.)--History
African Americans--Civil rights
Interviews
Transcripts
Teachers
Architectural drawings--Indiana--Indianapolis
Architects
Indianapolis Public Schools
Graduation (School)
Museums
Principals
Segregation in education--Indiana
African Americans
African Americans--Indiana--Marion County
People
Lane, Russell A.
Location
United States, Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, 39.76838, -86.15804
Type
StillImage, Text
Description
The Indianapolis School Board of Commissioners voted on a plan to create a segregated high school in 1922 and Crispus Attucks High School opened in 1927 with an enrollment of 1,345 African American students. In addition to its famous 1955 state championship basketball team, Attucks produced many well-known alumni in several professional fields. Attucks flourished as both an academic institution and center for the African American community, and was simultaneously linked with the struggle for civil rights in education. This collection contains photographs and documents relating to the school and its history.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
Indiana Historical Society
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