Lincoln High School was a public high school for African American students in Gainesville, Florida during the segregation era. It replaced the Union Academy, founded with support from the Freedmen's Bureau in 1867.[1] Lincoln High School was built in 1923 at Northwest 7th Avenue.[2] When it was first constructed it only served grades 1–11, but the principal A. Quinn Jones campaigned for it to serve through grade 12 so students could graduate with diplomas and continue on to attend college or universities. In 1926, Jones succeeded in persuading the county board, and Lincoln High School became the second fully accredited African-American High School in the state of Florida.[3] The A. Quinn Jones House is preserved as a museum honoring his legacy.
A. Quinn Jones Center school in 2013, originally the first Lincoln High School
A new school was built for Lincoln High School in 1956 in response to the Supreme Court of the United States decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education calling for an end to segregation. Instead of integrating the county built an "equal" school for blacks at SE 12 Street, what is now Lincoln Middle School. The original 1923 Lincoln High School building is now the A. Quinn Jones Center.[2][4][5][6]
Photograph of a student of Lincoln High School in 1968.
In November 1969, the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida ordered all county boards to either desegregate schools or close. Black residents in Gainesville protested the closing of Lincoln High School[7] and all but about 70 students boycotted. A riot broke out on January 31, 1970. Principal John Dukes kept the school open as long as he could. Two teachers were hospitalized, there were 91 broken windows in the surrounding area, and Gainesville Police made 17 arrests during the day. In response to the event, Alachua County closed all schools in the district for four days.[8]
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^. visitflorida.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
lincoln, high, school, gainesville, florida, lincoln, high, school, public, high, school, african, american, students, gainesville, florida, during, segregation, replaced, union, academy, founded, with, support, from, freedmen, bureau, 1867, lincoln, high, sch. Lincoln High School was a public high school for African American students in Gainesville Florida during the segregation era It replaced the Union Academy founded with support from the Freedmen s Bureau in 1867 1 Lincoln High School was built in 1923 at Northwest 7th Avenue 2 When it was first constructed it only served grades 1 11 but the principal A Quinn Jones campaigned for it to serve through grade 12 so students could graduate with diplomas and continue on to attend college or universities In 1926 Jones succeeded in persuading the county board and Lincoln High School became the second fully accredited African American High School in the state of Florida 3 The A Quinn Jones House is preserved as a museum honoring his legacy A Quinn Jones Center school in 2013 originally the first Lincoln High SchoolA new school was built for Lincoln High School in 1956 in response to the Supreme Court of the United States decision in the case of Brown v Board of Education calling for an end to segregation Instead of integrating the county built an equal school for blacks at SE 12 Street what is now Lincoln Middle School The original 1923 Lincoln High School building is now the A Quinn Jones Center 2 4 5 6 Contents 1 Protest 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksProtest edit nbsp Photograph of a student of Lincoln High School in 1968 In November 1969 the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida ordered all county boards to either desegregate schools or close Black residents in Gainesville protested the closing of Lincoln High School 7 and all but about 70 students boycotted A riot broke out on January 31 1970 Principal John Dukes kept the school open as long as he could Two teachers were hospitalized there were 91 broken windows in the surrounding area and Gainesville Police made 17 arrests during the day In response to the event Alachua County closed all schools in the district for four days 8 See also editGainesville High SchoolReferences edit Laurie Murray D October 1986 The Union Academy A Freedmen s Bureau School in Gainesville Florida The Florida Historical Quarterly 65 2 164 166 173 174 JSTOR 30146739 a b Wikispaces Archived from the original on 2018 07 28 Retrieved 2013 11 25 About A Quinn Jones Archived 2014 10 27 at archive today A Quinn Jones Museum The Legacy Project October 26 2014 Study at A Quinn Jones Center Florida internationaleducationmedia com Archived from the original on 18 December 2013 Retrieved 10 December 2013 Jones A Quinn House Gainesville FL waymarking com Retrieved 10 December 2013 A Quinn Jones Center visitflorida com Archived from the original on 13 December 2013 Retrieved 10 December 2013 A pillar in tough times Timeline Text Lincoln High School Museum Gainesville FL Archived from the original on 28 July 2018 Retrieved 24 April 2015 Albert White amp Kevin McCarty Lincoln High School its history and legacy ISBN 978 0 9842838 3 5External links editImages and archival materials related to Lincoln High School available from the UF Digital Collections29 39 29 N 82 20 07 W 29 6580 N 82 3354 W 29 6580 82 3354 nbsp This Florida school related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a building or structure in Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lincoln High School Gainesville Florida amp oldid 1097722899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
