Scipio A. Jones High School was a public high school
for black students in
North Little Rock, Arkansas
North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, across the Arkansas River, Arkansas from Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 64,591 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. In 2 ...
. It was named after
Scipio Africanus Jones
Scipio Africanus Jones (August 3, 1863 – March 2, 1943) was an American educator, lawyer, judge, philanthropist, and Republican politician from the state of Arkansas. He was most known for having guided the appeals of the twelve African-Amer ...
.
[Hanley, Steven G. and Ray Hanley. ''Around Little Rock: A Postcard History''. ]Arcadia Publishing
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, June 1, 1998. , 9780738568676. p
118
History
It originated as the Argenta Colored School, which began operations in 1909. Around 1911 it became the Hickory Street High School. The school developed into a full
K-12 school
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by 1917, and it received its final name in 1928.
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In 1958-1959 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 ...
temporarily closed all of its schools, but Scipio Jones was only able to accept a few black students who were locked out of their previous schools; the school district required that any student wishing to transfer to have an address in North Little Rock at the time.[Gordy, Sondra. ''Finding the Lost Year: What Happened When Little Rock Closed Its Public Schools''. ]University of Arkansas Press
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, 2009. , 9781610751520. p
158
Scipio Jones High closed in 1970.[ Students were redirected to ]North Little Rock High School
North Little Rock High School is a public school in North Little Rock, Arkansas, that is administered by the North Little Rock School District. As of the 2016–17 school year, the high school consists of one campus, which holds 9th - 12th grade.
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the gymnasium is the only structure left standing as the main school building was destroyed in a fire shortly after its closure.[
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References
External links
Scipio A. Jones National Alumni Association
High schools in North Little Rock, Arkansas
1928 establishments in Arkansas
1970 disestablishments in Arkansas
Historically segregated African-American schools in Arkansas
Educational institutions established in 1928
Educational institutions disestablished in 1970
Defunct schools in Arkansas
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