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Rincon School

1860s establishments in TexasEducational institutions disestablished in 1933Educational institutions established in the 1860sFormer high schools in TexasHigh schools in San Antonio
Historically segregated African-American schools in TexasSan Antonio Independent School District high schoolsSchools supported by the Freedmen's BureauUse American English from August 2025Use mdy dates from August 2025
Rincon douglass school2015 2(augusta street)
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The Rincon School (late 1860s–1933), also known as the Frederick Douglass School, was the first public school for African American students in San Antonio, Texas, United States. The school was founded on Rincon Street (now St. Mary's Street) as a private school, in 1871 it became a public school, and moved in 1915 to what is now 318 Martin Luther King Drive. It has a historical marker was erected 2010 by Texas Historical Commission (no. 4269) at 204 Augusta Street near the San Antonio River Walk. It was also called the Rincon Street Public Colored School, the Brackenridge Colored School, and Frederick Douglass Colored High School.

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