Frederick A. Douglass High School (New Orleans)

Frederick A. Douglass High School is a public high school in New Orleans, Louisiana named for Frederick A. Douglass. It is under the authority of the Orleans Parish School Board and is a part of KIPP New Orleans.

It was located in the 9th Ward.[1]

Its original name was Francis T. Nicholls High School, named for Francis T. Nicholls, and it opened in 1913 for White students only. A new building opened in the 1930s.[2]

In 1967, African-American students during the Civil Rights movement attempted to become students.[3] It racially integrated, and in the 1990s it was renamed after Frederick Douglass.[2]

From 2010 to 2014 KIPP Renaissance School replaced the institution of Douglass High School in its building.[3] The KIPP Renaissance School was renamed for Douglass.[4]

References

  • Buras, Kristen L. (2015). "Frederick Douglass High School in New Orleans: School Closings, Race, and the Dangers of Policy without History". Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society. 17 (3–4): 143–161. doi:10.1080/10999949.2015.1125170. ISSN 1548-3843.

Notes

  1. ^ Buras, abstract.
  2. ^ a b Buras, p. 144.
  3. ^ a b Felton, Emmanuel (2017-12-08). "City that loved and lost high school football finally gets it back". The Hechinger Report. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  4. ^ Hasselle, Della (2019-08-22). "KIPP New Orleans given OK to take over high school at center of grade-fixing scandal". The Times Picayune. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
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