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[Front view of Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C.] – Historic Photograph Print

[Front view of Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C.], [1937, printed 197-?] — historic photograph
[Front view of Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C.], [1937, printed 197-?]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

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[Front view of Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C.]

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Dunbar High School, which opened in 1870 as the M Street School and took the name of the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar in 1916, was one of the first public high schools for Black students in the United States. Its students were segregated by law in the District of Columbia's school system, yet the school built a reputation for rigorous academics and produced many leaders in education, law, medicine, and the arts. The 1937 view shows the school's front facade during the period when Dunbar was a center of Black intellectual life in the capital. The group portraits in this series capture the students and staff who gave the school its reputation.

Created / published[1937, printed 197-?]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreGroup portraits 1930-1940.Portrait photographs 1930-1940.Photographic prints 1970-1980.
NotesJames M. Goode Collection. Goode no. G-4124.
SubjectsDunbar High School (Washington, D.C.)--People--1930-1940. Schools--Washington (D.C.)--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,311 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-177352

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