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St. Jude Educational Institute

1946 establishments in Alabama2014 disestablishments in AlabamaAfrican-American Roman Catholic schoolsAlabama school stubsDefunct Catholic secondary schools in the United States
Educational institutions disestablished in 2014Educational institutions established in 1946High schools in Montgomery, AlabamaHistoric districts in Montgomery, AlabamaMontgomery, Alabama stubsNRHP infobox with nocatNational Register of Historic Places in Montgomery, AlabamaPrivate middle schools in AlabamaRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile
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St. Jude Educational Institute was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. It was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile, and was built as part of the City of St. Jude by Father Harold Purcell for the advancement of the Negro people.St. Jude was opened in 1946. It offered a full college preparatory program as well as basic skills and trade programs at night for adults.During the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965, the march camped on the St. Jude campus. The "Stars for Freedom" rally was held, featuring singers Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, and Tony Bennett, and comedian Sammy Davis Jr. The campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, and is part of the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, created in 1996.It closed after the end of the school year in May 2014 due to falling enrollment.

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St. Jude Educational Institute
West Fairview Avenue, Montgomery

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N 32.353 ° E -86.327 °
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Saint Jude Catholic Church (City of St. Jude;Saint Jude Institution;Saint Jude Parish)

West Fairview Avenue 2048
36108 Montgomery
Alabama, United States
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call(334)2651390

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