Photograph of Attucks School
Dublin Core
Title
Photograph of Attucks School
Subject
Schools--Kansas City, Kansas
USD 500
Schools--Architecture
USD 500
Schools--Architecture
Description
Black and white photograph of exterior of Attucks School. The second oldest of the Rosedale Public Schools. Originally a frame building on property at Bluff Street and Central, the school was named for Crispus Attucks. After annexation, in the re-naming of Rosedale Streets this address became: 2316 S. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas. The tan brick, eight-room modern building erected at Bluff and Central in 1939 under WPA grant. Black students were educated in the new building until the 1960's.
Despite the fact that the enrollment in Attucks was small, many successful people graduated from the school, including Mr. Didal Davis, who became an outstanding physician in Independence, Kansas, Ida Craig, became a most outstanding teacher in Kansas City, Kansas and Albert Maddox, a 1913 graduate who was the first Black physician in Sedalia, Missouri. Mary Frances Jackson was a 1927 graduate became a well known social worker. Students who attended this school were highly motivated to succeed mainly because of the dedicated teachers and encouraging parents.
Attucks School closed in August 1972 and pupils were transferred to other schools.
Despite the fact that the enrollment in Attucks was small, many successful people graduated from the school, including Mr. Didal Davis, who became an outstanding physician in Independence, Kansas, Ida Craig, became a most outstanding teacher in Kansas City, Kansas and Albert Maddox, a 1913 graduate who was the first Black physician in Sedalia, Missouri. Mary Frances Jackson was a 1927 graduate became a well known social worker. Students who attended this school were highly motivated to succeed mainly because of the dedicated teachers and encouraging parents.
Attucks School closed in August 1972 and pupils were transferred to other schools.
Creator
Bill Radford
Source
Kansas Room Special Collections
Publisher
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
Date
1929
Rights
Format
JPG
Language
eng
Type
Gelatin silver print
Identifier
KSCOLL_PH_Attucks_01
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Gelatin silver print
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10 in.
Files
Collection
Citation
Bill Radford, “Photograph of Attucks School,” Kansas Room Special Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://kansascollection.omeka.net/items/show/37.