St. Jude Educational Institute
| St. Jude Educational Institute | |
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| Address | |
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2048 West Fairview Avenue Montgomery, Alabama | |
| Coordinates | 32°21′11″N 86°19′37″W / 32.353°N 86.327°WCoordinates: 32°21′11″N 86°19′37″W / 32.353°N 86.327°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Opened | 1946 |
| Closed | 2014 |
| Principal | Anthony Brock |
| Faculty | 15 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | 160 |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White |
| Team name | Pirates |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Athletic Director | Fred Brock |
| Website | |
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City of St. Jude Historic District | |
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St Jude School | |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architect | William P. Callahan, Joseph C. Maschi |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italian Renaissance |
| NRHP Reference # | 90000916[2] |
| Added to NRHP | June 18, 1990 |
St. Jude Educational Institute was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Montgomery, Alabama. It was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile, and was built as "the City of St. Jude" by Father Harold Purcell for the advancement of the Negro people.[3]
St. Jude was opened in 1946. It offered a full college preparatory program as well as basic skills and trade programs at night for adults.[4]
During the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965, the march camped on the St. Jude campus. The "Stars for Freedom" rally, featuring singers Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, and Tony Bennett; and comedian Sammy Davis Jr. was held.[5] The campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, and is part of the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, created in 1996.[2]
It closed after the end of the school year in May 2014.
Notable alumni
- Ousmane Cisse, basketball player
- JaMychal Green, basketball player
- Winston E. Willis, real estate developer
References
- ↑ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Father Harold Purcell - Former Passionist". Passionist Historical Archives. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ↑ SJEI. "St. Jude Educational Institute Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
- ↑ "Selma-to-Montgomery 1965 Voting Rights March". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
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