Frederick A. Douglass High School (New Orleans)

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Frederick A. Douglass High School is a public high school in New Orleans, Louisiana named for Frederick A. Douglass. It is under the authority of the Orleans Parish School Board and is a part of KIPP New Orleans.

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It was located in the 9th Ward. [1]

Its original name was Francis T. Nicholls High School, named for Francis T. Nicholls, and it opened in 1913 for White students only. A new building opened in the 1930s. [2]

In 1967, African-American students during the Civil Rights movement attempted to become students. [3] It racially integrated, and in the 1990s it was renamed after Frederick Douglass. [2]

From 2010 to 2014 KIPP Renaissance School replaced the institution of Douglass High School in its building. [3] The KIPP Renaissance School was renamed for Douglass. [4]

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  1. ↑ Buras, abstract.
  2. 1 2 Buras, p. 144.
  3. 1 2 Felton, Emmanuel (2017-12-08). "City that loved and lost high school football finally gets it back". The Hechinger Report . Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  4. ↑ Hasselle, Della (2019-08-22). "KIPP New Orleans given OK to take over high school at center of grade-fixing scandal". The Times Picayune . Retrieved 2025-07-15.
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