Gaines High School

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Gaines High School
Gaines High School
Cincinnati
,
(Hamilton County)
,
Ohio

United States
Information
Opened1866
Closed1887, or 1890
Principal Peter H. Clark,
William H. Parham
Grades9–12

Gaines High School was a high school for African American students, and later served as a normal school for teacher training in Cincinnati, Ohio. [1] It was founded in 1866, and closed around 1887.

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History

The Gaines High School was preceded by the privately funded Gilmore High School (also known as Cincinnati High School or Cincinnati High School for Colored People).[ citation needed ]

The Gaines High School opened in 1866, and was named for school board member John Isom Gaines, who was an advocate of schools for African Americans in Ohio.[ citation needed ] It was one of Ohio's first public high schools for African Americans.[ citation needed ]

Peter Humphries Clark, and then William H. Parham served as its principals.[ when? ] Clark introduced baseball as part of the school's program. [2] Clark became a Socialist and joined the Democratic Party, costing him support in the African American community and his job. [3]

The year of the school's closure is uncertain; sources say 1887 [2] or 1890. [4] A historical marker commemorates the school. [4]

Notable alumni of the school included John Welden Jewett. [5]

John Isom Gaines

John Isom Gaines (1821—1859) was an abolitionist and an advocate for African American rights and education in Ohio. [6] [7] He helped get a law passed in Ohio for the establishment of schools for African Americans. [8] Gaines High School in Cincinnati was named for him. He abstained for drinking alcoholic beverages and was an advocate for temperance. [6] He gave speeches. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Bertaux, Nancy; Washington, Michael (2005). "The "Colored Schools" of Cincinnati and African American Community in Nineteenth-Century Cincinnati, 1849-1890". The Journal of Negro Education. 74 (1): 43–52. JSTOR   40027229.
  2. 1 2 "Peter Clark: the Father of Black Baseball in Cincinnati | Walnut Hills Historical Society". February 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ Suess, Jeff. "Peter H. Clark educated generation of city's black teachers". The Enquirer.
  4. 1 2 "Gaines High School / Peter H. Clark Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  5. ↑ "Jewett, John W." Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (NKAA). University of Kentucky Libraries.
  6. 1 2 "Eulogy of John Isom Gaines "The Liberator," Boston, MA Apr 27, 1860 born in Cincy, Ohio". The Liberator. April 27, 1860. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Nikki (2006). "African Americans' Strive for Educational Self-Determination in Cincinnati Before 1873". In Tate, Gayle T.; Randolph, Lewis A. (eds.). The Black Urban Community: From Dusk Till Dawn. Palgrave Macmillan US. pp. 285–301. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-73572-3_16. ISBN   9781349735723 – via Springer Link.
  8. ↑ "Hamilton County / 65-31 Gaines High School / Peter H. Clark | Remarkable Ohio". remarkableohio.org.
  9. ↑ "Gaines, John Isom, 1821–1859 | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.

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