Virginia Avenue Colored School
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Virginia Avenue Colored School -
The Virginia Avenue Colored School
opened in 1923. It was constructed
via a million-dollar bond the
Louisville Board of Education used
to acquire sites and build new
structures. Samuel Plato, one of
the country’s first African
American architects, was the
contractor. The school was at the
center of community activities in
the city’s Parkland neighborhood.
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Virginia Avenue Colored School -
A young Muhammad Ali, then Cassius
Clay, lived less than a mile from
Virginia Avenue Colored School
at 3302 Grand Avenue. Ali
attended the school between
1948-1954. The school was renamed
Jessie R. Carter Elementary School
in 1970 and was integrated in
1975. West End School, a private
school for boys, opened at the
site in 2005.
Dedicated October 24, 2019.
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