Union School (Natchez, Mississippi)

Union School
Location
Map
corner of North Union and Monroe Streets,
Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates31°33′27″N 91°23′33″W / 31.557633°N 91.392517°W / 31.557633; -91.392517
Information
Other namesNatchez Union School,
Natchez Union High School[1]
School typePublic, segregated
Opened1871
Closedcirca 1925

The Union School in Natchez was the first public, co-educational school by the city for African American students formed in 1871 and closed c. 1925, and was located at the southeast corner of North Union and Monroe Streets in Natchez, Mississippi.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Relating to Colored People". Vicksburg Evening Post. 1915-05-22. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  2. ^ Biennial report of the state superintendent of public education to the legislature of Mississippi for the years 1888 and 1889. Jackson, Mississippi: R. H. Henry. 1890. pp. 330–334.
  3. ^ "Natchez Union School, Session of 1881 and 1882". Natchez Democrat. 1882-06-11. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  4. ^ "Union School Will Close Thursday". Natchez Democrat. 1922-05-17. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-01-11.