David T. Howard High School

David T. Howard Middle School
David T. Howard Middle School (2020)
Location
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Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, Georgia

United States
Coordinates33°45′32″N 84°22′08″W / 33.758765°N 84.368801°W / 33.758765; -84.368801
Information
Former nameDavid T. Howard High School
School districtAtlanta Public Schools

David T. Howard High School was a school for African American students in Atlanta, Georgia. It has many prominent alumni.[1] In 2018 the school was being renovated for a planned 2020 reopening as a middle school.[2] Alumni include Martin Luther King Jr., Maynard Jackson who became Atlanta's first Black mayor, Walt Frazier who played basketball at the school, Lonnie King, Vernon Jordan, Clarence Cooper (judge), and gold medal-winning Olympian Mildred McDaniel Singleton.[2][1] It is located at 551 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue. It was named for prominent businessman and philanthropist David Tobias Howard.

  1. ^ a b McCray, Vanessa (January 14, 2018). "8 famous former students of Atlanta's David T. Howard School". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Richie, Clare S. (September 5, 2018). "History Being Reborn: Revitalization of David T. Howard School on track in O4W - Atlanta INtown Paper". Atlanta INtown Paper. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018.