M. W. Gibbs High School was a segregated public high school for African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. It was named after local judge

Mifflin Wistar Gibbs Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (April 17, 1823 – July 11, 1915) was an American-Canadian politician, businessman, and advocate for Black rights. He became the first Black person elected to public office in British Columbia on November 16, 1866, upon win ...

. It was open by 1892, when Jefferson G. Ish was appointed principal. In 1909 the school was listed as being at 1600 Scott Street. By 1913 the school was listed as being at West 18th and South Ringo streets; that building was still standing in 1939.

Notable alumni

William Grant Still William Grant Still Jr. (May 11, 1895 – December 3, 1978) was an American composer of nearly two hundred works, including five symphonies, four ballets, nine operas, over thirty choral works, plus art songs, chamber music and works fo ...

(1895–1978), composer

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High schools in Little Rock, Arkansas Educational institutions established in 1892 1892 establishments in Arkansas Historically segregated African-American schools in Arkansas {{Arkansas-school-stub