Description

Photograph of the entrance to Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta, Georgia. Arches frame the doorways and windows. A statue of Booker T. Washington stands in front of the school between the two staircases leading to the doors. Opened in 1924, this was the first high school for African American students in Atlanta. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, the school boasts such notable graduates as Lena Horne and Martin Luther King Jr.

Record Contributed By

New Georgia Encyclopedia

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia