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Sumner School

1862 establishments in the United States1955 disestablishments in West VirginiaAfrican American stubsBuildings and structures in Parkersburg, West VirginiaEducational institutions disestablished in 1955
Educational institutions established in 1862Historically segregated African-American schools in West VirginiaWest Virginia school stubs

Sumner School was a school for African Americans in Parkersburg, West Virginia. It was established in 1862 during the American Civil War. J. Rupert Jefferson led it for more than 40 years. It closed in 1955 after desegregation. The school's 1926 gymnasium is now the Sumnerite African-American History Museum and Multipurpose Center.It was originally known as Parkersburg Colored School. The school was renamed for abolitionist U.S. senator Charles Sumner.Michael J. Rice wrote The Sumner 7: A History of Sumner High School.

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Sumner School
Avery Street, Parkersburg

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26101 Parkersburg
West Virginia, United States
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