M. W. Gibbs High School
M. W. Gibbs High School was a segregated public high school for African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.[1] It was named after local judge Mifflin Wistar Gibbs.[2] It was open by 1892, when Jefferson G. Ish was appointed principal.[3] In 1909 the school was listed as being at 1600 Scott Street.[3] By 1913 the school was listed as being at West 18th and South Ringo streets; that building was still standing in 1939.[2]
Notable alumni
[edit]- William Grant Still (1895–1978), composer[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Still, Judith Anne. (1996). William Grant Still : a bio-bibliography. Dabrishus, Michael J., Quin, Carolyn L. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-03644-6. OCLC 65339854.
- ^ a b "History of the LSD / Gibbs". Little Rock School District. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ a b List of Active Corresponding Members of the National Educational Association of the United States. National Education Association. 1909. p. 61.
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