Central High School (Old Central)
About this landmark
Historic Black high school where Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) graduated in 1960. From 1873 until integration, it was the academic and cultural center for Black secondary education in Louisville.
From Wikipedia
Central High School (Louisville, Kentucky)
Public high school in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Central High School, formally known as Central High Magnet Career Academy, is a public high school located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1870, it was the first African-American high school in the state of Kentucky. It was a segregated school for African American students from 1870 until 1956. It was formerly known as Central Colored High School.
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Details
- Year Built
- 1952
- Style
- Mid-Century Institutional
- Period
- Civil Rights Era
- Era
- 1952
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