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Luther P. Jackson High School (Historical Marker)

GPS Coordinates: 38.8689353, -77.2279056

Luther P. Jackson High School (Historical Marker)

Here follows the inscription written on this roadside historical marker:

Luther P. Jackson High School
Luther P. Jackson High School, opened in 1954, was the first and only high school in Fairfax County created to serve the African-American community. The school was named after Luther Porter Jackson, a prominent historian, educator and founder of the Negro Voters League of Virginia, who chaired the History Department at Virginia State College in Petersburg, Virginia. The school a remained racially segregated public school until 1965 when it became a racially integrated school for grades seven and eight.

Erected 2004 by Fairfax County History Commission.

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