M. W. Gibbs High School

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M. W. Gibbs High School was a segregated public high school for African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. [1] It was named after local judge Mifflin Wistar Gibbs. [2] It was open by 1892, when Jefferson G. Ish was appointed principal. [3] In 1909 the school was listed as being at 1600 Scott Street. [3] By 1913 the school was listed as being at West 18th and South Ringo streets; that building was still standing in 1939. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Still, Judith Anne. (1996). William Grant Still : a bio-bibliography. Dabrishus, Michael J., Quin, Carolyn L. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. ISBN   0-313-03644-6. OCLC   65339854.
  2. 1 2 "History of the LSD / Gibbs". Little Rock School District. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  3. 1 2 List of Active Corresponding Members of the National Educational Association of the United States. National Education Association. 1909. p. 61.