High School, Spring and Bank streets
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Before 1880, New Albany high schools were segregated by gender. When the New Albany School board created an African American high school, it consolidated the white girls and boys schools in this building on the corner of Spring and Bank streets.
This file appears in: Scribner High School
Scribner High School
Before the Civil War, Black Americans had limited educational opportunities. White children had access to tutors, private academies, and, in some areas, public schools. By contrast, Black children, whether enslaved or free, rarely received formal…