A 1952 yearbook from Armstrong High School, which was one of five schools open to black students until a 1954 Supreme Court decision. “We don’t have anyone to replace those of us who are getting older and tireder,” said McCannon, a retired high school social studies teacher. The D.C. State Board of Education shuttered the adult education school along with other aging campuses in 1996 to save money. The building is now home to the Friendship Public Charter School’s Armstrong campus, which has 3-year-olds through fifth graders. What made Armstrong remarkable, alumni say, were the devoted teachers and the camaraderie — and often rivalry — they shared with D.C.’s other black high schools, particularly Dunbar High School, the college prep school across the street.

Source: Washington Post April 14, 2019 22:07 UTC