John T. Morgan Academy Explained
| John T. Morgan Academy |
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| Address: | 2901 West Dallas Ave |
| City: | Selma, Alabama |
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| Zipcode: | 36701 |
| Country: | United States |
| Pushpin Map: | Alabama |
| Ceeb: | 012433 |
| Campus Size: | 20acres |
| Nickname: | Senators |
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
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
- Gunnar Henderson, 2019, MLB player - shortstop of the Baltimore Orioles and 2023 American League Rookie of the Year.
Notes and References
- News: Holthouse . David . Activists Confront Hate in Selma, Ala. . . January 25, 2018. Winter 2008.
- News: Berman. Ari. Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed. 13 January 2018. The Nation. February 25, 2015. 17 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150717110000/https://www.thenation.com/article/fifty-years-after-march-selma-everything-and-nothing-has-changed/. dead.
- News: Foster. Peter. Fifty years after Selma's 'Bloody Sunday', the battle for equality rages on. 13 January 2018. The Daily Telegraph. March 7, 2015.
- Web site: In Selma, income inequality, education and race still deeply intertwined.
- Web site: Fledgling School Hopes to be an Integrated Alternative | Bridging Selma. 2024-08-08. 2015-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20150810071818/http://bridgingselma.com/freedom-academy-offers-an-integrated-alternative-to-public-schools/. bot: unknown.
- Web site: Morgan Academy announces the hiring of new headmaster Dr. Bryan Oliver.
