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John T. Morgan Academy
Address
2901 West Dallas Ave

36701

United States
Coordinates 32°23′24″N 87°04′43″W / 32.3898673°N 87.078585°W / 32.3898673; -87.078585
Information
Established June 1965 (59 years ago) (1965-06)
CEEB code 012433
Campus size 20 acres (8.1 ha)
Nickname Senators

John T. Morgan Academy, commonly known as Morgan Academy, is a school in Selma, Alabama, USA, originally founded in 1965 as a segregation academy.

History

The school is named for John Tyler Morgan, a Confederate general and Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. It was founded in 1965, shortly after the Selma to Montgomery marches. The first classes in 1965 were held in the John Tyler Morgan House until a new campus was built in 1967.

After 41 years, the school admitted its first black student in 2008.

Bryan Oliver became the headmaster in 2021.

Notable alumni

  • Gunnar Henderson, 2019, MLB baseball player

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Academia John T. Morgan para niños

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