Richmond High School (Richmond, Virginia)

Richmond High School was a former public secondary school in Richmond, Virginia.^[1] The school's alumni include prominent African Americans and champion runner Lon Myers, a Jew. An 1885 report on Virginia's schools showed dozens of teachers trained at Richmond High School and the teachers serving in various counties.^[2]

History

The second Richmond High School building was completed in 1888 and became Garfiel Junior High in 1910 when a new high school complex was built. In 1922 it became an elementary school and was razed in 1956 when a new elementary school replaced it.^[3]

The school complexes completed in 1910 and 1941 had an orchestra, auditorium, art gallery, and a gymnasium as part of its complex.^[3]

Alumni

Laurence "Lon" Myers

Wendell Dabney, who led successful protests of African American students having a separate off campus graduation ceremony^[4]
Irving Comer, Arlington County's first African American policeman^[5]
Lawrence Myers, a champion short-distance runner was in the school's first graduating class^[6]
Lefty Bowers, baseball player

References

^ Brock, Robert Alonzo; Lewis, Virgil Anson (February 27, 1996). Virginia and Virginians. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806346335 – via Google Books.
^ Education, Virginia Department of (February 27, 1885). "Virginia School Report: Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction". Superintendent of Public Printing – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b King, Susan E. (February 27, 2005). Richmond. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738539942 – via Google Books.
^ Appiah, Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis (June 2, 2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-517055-9 – via Google Books.
^ "New South". February 27, 1967 – via Google Books.
^ Ezekiel, Herbert Tobias; Lichtenstein, Gaston (February 27, 1917). The History of the Jews of Richmond from 1769 to 1917. H. T. Ezekiel – via Internet Archive. Richmond high school.

[1] Brock, Robert Alonzo; Lewis, Virgil Anson (February 27, 1996). Virginia and Virginians. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806346335 – via Google Books.

[2] Education, Virginia Department of (February 27, 1885). "Virginia School Report: Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction". Superintendent of Public Printing – via Google Books.

[complex-3] King, Susan E. (February 27, 2005). Richmond. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738539942 – via Google Books.

[4] Appiah, Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis (June 2, 2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-517055-9 – via Google Books.

[5] "New South". February 27, 1967 – via Google Books.

[6] Ezekiel, Herbert Tobias; Lichtenstein, Gaston (February 27, 1917). The History of the Jews of Richmond from 1769 to 1917. H. T. Ezekiel – via Internet Archive. Richmond high school.

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