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Luther P. Jackson High School VA1785 |
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 Picture Courtesy of M. Scott Roth
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 remained a racially segregated public school until 1965 when it became a racially integrated school for grades seven and eight.
Fairfax County History Commission 2004
Gallows S Rd and Porter Rd at Luther P. Jackson High School Fairfax County Virginia
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