George Washington Carver School is a public school in Coral Gables,

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. Now a middle school, it was once a K-12, segregated, black school. It is part of the

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and, , the fourth la ...

district.

History

The school opened in 1899 as a

black school Black schools, also referred to as "colored" schools, were racially segregated schools in the United States that originated after the American Civil War and Reconstruction era. The phenomenon began in the late 1860s during Reconstruction era ...

, for black students residing in Dade County, although it traces its beginning to an earlier private school for black children, informally known as "The Little Schoolhouse," which opened in 1899 as the private Dade Training School. In 1943, when he died, the school was renamed for

George Washington Carver George Washington Carver ( 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the ea ...

. Carver was desegregated by a court order in 1966-1967. For athletics, the school participated in the

Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association The Florida Interscholastic Athletics Association was, during segregation, the organization of the athletic programs black high schools in Florida. It divided schools into classes to match teams from similar schools, and set up game schedules. It ex ...

After integration, the school became a junior high school, and later a middle school.

Notable alumni

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- racing driver. *

Craig Curry Craig Anthony Curry (born July 20, 1961) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts. He was selected by the Colts in the fourth round of the 19 ...

- football player, businessman attended Carver until it was closed for integration * Edwin T. Pratt, civil rights activist *

Winston Scott Winston Elliott Scott (born August 6, 1950) is a retired United States Navy Captain and former NASA astronaut. He served as a mission specialist on STS-72 in 1996 and STS-87 in 1997 logged a total of 24 days, 14 hours and 34 minutes in space, in ...

- astronaut

Notable employees

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- science teacher and director of the

Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science The Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science (TIES) is a project of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science and a program of the Center for Inquiry which provides free workshops and materials to elementary, middle school, and, ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carver Sr. High School, George Washington Buildings and structures in Coral Gables, Florida Defunct schools in Florida Miami-Dade County Public Schools high schools Miami-Dade County Public Schools schools Elementary schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida Middle schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida K-12 schools in Florida Historically segregated African-American schools in Florida Educational institutions established in 1899 1899 establishments in Florida Historically black schools

History

Notable alumni

Notable employees

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