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Paul
Laurence Dunbar High School
Named
in honor of the outstanding "Poet Laureate" of the Negro race, was
dedicated
April
14, 1930 to replace Gibbs High School. Previously named THE NEGRO
SCHOOL
OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS. Dunbar was a Junior - Senior High School
offering general education, college preparatory, and terminal trade
courses until 1955.
Dunbar
Jr. College was housed on the second floor. A Julius Rosenwald
grant
of
$67,500.00 and $30,000.00 from the school district promoted effort to
build
the
$0.5 million facility. Principals of Dunbar were Dr. John H.
Lewis, Dr. William
H.
Martin, and Dr. LeRoy M. Christophe. |
