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 at West 18th and South Ringo streets; that building was still standing in 1939.^[2]

Notable alumni

William Grant Still (1895–1978), composer^[1]

References

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.
1 2 "History of the LSD / Gibbs". Little Rock School District. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
1 2 List of Active Corresponding Members of the National Educational Association of the United States. National Education Association. 1909. p. 61.

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[:0-1] 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.

[:1-2] 1 2 "History of the LSD / Gibbs". Little Rock School District. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

[:2-3] 1 2 List of Active Corresponding Members of the National Educational Association of the United States. National Education Association. 1909. p. 61.

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