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Sousa, John Philip, Junior High School

Historic school building in Washington, D.C., United States in Washington Dc, District of Columbia. Added to the National Register in 2001, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 2001
Sousa, John Philip, Junior High School
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What it is

Wikipedia · John Philip Sousa Junior High School

The John Philip Sousa Middle School, formerly the John Philip Sousa Junior High School, is a public school located at 3650 Ely Place in SE area of Washington, D.C. Located in the city's Fort Dupont neighborhood, it serves grades 6–8. Its school building, built in 1950, was the scene of civil rights action not long after its construction. Twelve black students were denied admission to the all-white school. This action was eventually overturned in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision in Bolling v. Sharpe, which made segregated public schools illegal in the District of Columbia. The defeat of the legal doctrine "separate but equal" marked an early victory in the modern Civil Rights Movement.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address3650 Ely Place, SE, Washington Dc, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedAug 7, 2001
Reference number01001045
Type of placemiddle school
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Address3650 Ely Place, SE, Washington Dc, DC
Coordinates38.88354, -76.95227 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitFort Dupont Park · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyFort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 2 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 7 mi · Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 8 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 01001045. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.