The school amenities provided by the City of Alexandria were separate and most definitely unequal.

Harriet Thornton Miss Florence Murray Mr. White as teacher-principal and nine other teachers: Miss Laura M. In September 1920, Parker-Gray School opened at 901 Wythe Street, teaching grades 1 to 8. The old Parker-Gray School, 901 Wythe Street Williams High School dedicated as Parker-Gray Memorial StadiumĢ013 – Alexandria African American Hall of Fame opens at the Charles Houston Recreation Center 100th Anniversary 1920-2020 is an illustrated brochure produced by the staff of the Alexandria Black History Museum in honor of the Parker-Gray School 100th Anniversary. Can you help us identify more people in the photographs? If you can identify individuals in the photographs, use this form to share this information with the Museum, giving the page number and if necessary which person you are identifying in the photo.ġ920 – Parker-Gray School opens teaching grades 1-8ġ932 – Parker-Gray adds high school classes grades 9-11ġ936 – 1st high school 11th-grade graduating classġ950 – New high school building dedicated and original school building renamed as Charles Houston Elementary Schoolġ953 – Parker-Gray High School adds 12th gradeġ963 – Dedication of new addition to the High School buildingġ965 – Parker-Gray transfers to a middle school during desegregationġ976 – Charles Houston Recreation Center opens on site of original Parker-Gray Schoolġ983 – Stadium at T. The Parker-Gray Schools: Elementary - High - Middle. Parker-Gray School finally closed its doors in 1979. During the desegregation of the City of Alexandria’s public schools, Parker-Gray was reassigned as a middle school. In 1965 the last class of Parker-Gray High School graduated. In 1936 it graduated its first high school class. Parker-Gray School opened in 1920 teaching grades 1 thru 8. Image: The last Parker-Gray High School Graduating Class in 1965.

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