Horace Mann Arts and Sciences Magnet Middle School is a

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located in

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, United States. It is part of the

Little Rock School District The Little Rock School District is a school district in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. It is one of four public school districts in Pulaski County and encompasses of land nearly coterminous with the state's capital and largest city. In ...

. The school was named after educational reformer and Congressman

Horace Mann Horace Mann (May 4, 1796August 2, 1859) was an American educational reformer, slavery abolitionist and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education. In 1848, after public service as Secretary of the Massachusetts Sta ...

History

The school was formerly known as the Horace Mann High School and the Horace Mann Junior High School. It was opened as an all-

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high school in 1955. In 1958 the

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declared it to be equal to the school designed for white high school children. Interior Design Associates won a gold award for design excellence for its renovation of the school that was completed in 2004.

Notable alumni

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* Frank Scott Jr., politician *

Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Allison Thomas (September 19, 1942 – September 5, 2010) was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Lit ...

, activist

References

External links

Official website
1955 establishments in Arkansas African-American history in Little Rock, Arkansas Schools in the Little Rock School District Public middle schools in Arkansas Educational institutions established in 1955 Education in Little Rock, Arkansas Magnet schools in Arkansas Historically segregated African-American schools in Arkansas {{LittleRockAR-stub