John T. Morgan Academy

John T. Morgan Academy
John T. Morgan Academy
Address
	2901 West Dallas Ave; Selma, Alabama 36701; United States
Coordinates	32°23′24″N 87°04′43″W / 32.3898673°N 87.078585°W
Information
Established	June 1965 (59 years ago)
CEEB code	012433
Campus size	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Nickname	Senators
Website	morganacademy.com

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 who, as a U.S. Senator, advanced several bills to legalize lynching of African-Americans.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Bryan Oliver became the headmaster in 2021.^[5]

Notable alumni

Gunnar Henderson, 2019, MLB player - shortstop of the Baltimore Orioles and 2023 American League Rookie of the Year.

References

^ Holthouse, David (Winter 2008). "Activists Confront Hate in Selma, Ala". Intelligence Report. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ Berman, Ari (February 25, 2015). "Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed". The Nation. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Foster, Peter (March 7, 2015). "Fifty years after Selma's 'Bloody Sunday', the battle for equality rages on". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
^ "In Selma, income inequality, education and race still deeply intertwined".
^ "Fledgling School Hopes to be an Integrated Alternative | Bridging Selma".
^ "Morgan Academy announces the hiring of new headmaster Dr. Bryan Oliver".

[Holthouse-1] Holthouse, David (Winter 2008). "Activists Confront Hate in Selma, Ala". Intelligence Report. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[2] Berman, Ari (February 25, 2015). "Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed". The Nation. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Foster, Peter (March 7, 2015). "Fifty years after Selma's 'Bloody Sunday', the battle for equality rages on". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

[3] "In Selma, income inequality, education and race still deeply intertwined".

[Shania-4] "Fledgling School Hopes to be an Integrated Alternative | Bridging Selma".

[5] "Morgan Academy announces the hiring of new headmaster Dr. Bryan Oliver".

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