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Capital Hill Colored School, also known as Capital Hill School, was a school for African American students in Little Rock, Arkansas [1] at Eleventh Street and Wolfe Street. [2] An engraving was made of the school.. [3] It served students up through high school. [4]

The first public school opened in Little Rock in 1853. [5]

In 1876, after graduating high school, John Edward Bush was appointed principal. Two years later he moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas. [6] Mrs. L. E. Stephens served as principal. [7] Erma P. Kelly and J. K. Rector[ citation needed ] also served as principals of the school.

A brick school building was constructed for the school in 1886. [8] In 1901, a six-room addition to the school was documented. [9]

Carrie Fambro Still, mother of William Grant Still taught at the school. [10] She also organized events for the school [11] including a fundraiser for a school library. The city's public library was segregated and did not allow admittance of African Americans. [12] [13]

Arsenal and Union were other high school for African Americans in Little Rock. [8] [14]

Capital Hill is a neighborhood in Little Rock. [15]

At age 14, musician Florence Price graduated from the school and was its valedictorian. [16]

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  5. ↑ "History & Archives of the LRSD / History & Archives of the LRSD Home".
  6. ↑ Appiah, Anthony; Gates (Jr.), Henry Louis (November 24, 2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-517055-9 – via Google Books.
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  8. 1 2 Hempstead, Fay (November 24, 1890). A Pictorial History of Arkansas: From Earliest Times to the Year 1890 ... Southern Historical Press. ISBN   9780893080747 – via Google Books.
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  10. ↑ Mjagkij, Nina (16 December 2003). Organizing Black America: An Encyclopedia of African American Associations. Routledge. ISBN   1135581231 – via books.google.com.
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  15. ↑ "CITY OF LITTLE ROCK REDEDICATES FLETCHER PARK | City of Little Rock". www.littlerock.gov.
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