John Philip Sousa Junior High School
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| John Philip Sousa Junior High School | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
| Location: | 3650 Ely Place, SE, Washington, D.C. |
| Area: | 5.78 acres[1] |
| Designated as NHL: | August 07, 2001[2] |
| Added to NRHP: | August 07, 2001[3] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 01001045 |
John Philip Sousa Junior High School, also known as John Philip Sousa Middle School. is located in SE area of Washington, D.C..
In 1950, eleven black students were denied admission to the newly constructed all-white Sousa school. This action was eventually overturned in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision in Bolling v. Sharpe, which made segregated public schools illegal in the District of Columbia. This defeat of the principle of "separate but equal" marked an early victory in the modern Civil Rights Movement.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001.[2][1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Susan Cianci Salvatore and John H. Sprinkle, Jr. (March 8, 2001), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: John Philip Sousa Junior High School / John Philip Sousa Middle SchoolPDF (32 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying four photos, exterior, undatedPDF (32 KB)
- ^ a b John Phillip Sousa Junior High School. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
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