The Charles Sumner School housed elementary and secondary school classes for African American students. The first high school graduation for African American students in the United States was held here in 1877. The site now serves as the home of the official museum and archives of Washington, DC Public Schools.
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We’re celebrating the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, signed July 2, 1964. Happy Independence Day weekend!
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a Civil Rights Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House. January 18, 1964.
