Autauga Academy
Autauga Academy is a private coed PK-12 school in Prattville, Alabama, the seat of Autauga County.
| Autauga Academy | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 32.4716102°N 86.5454269°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1969 |
| NCES School ID | 00002722 |
| Faculty | 21.3[1] |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Enrollment | 306 (2016[1]) |
| Website | www |
History
Autauga Private Academy was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy.[2] It is distinct from a seminary of the same name founded in 1888.[3]
Autauga attracted the attention of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama[4]
In 2011, a black student, O. J. Howard, was told by the headmaster of the school he could not bring a girl to the prom because she was white.[2]
Since then, the headmaster of 2011 has been fired and replaced with a new one.
Notable alumni
- Will Dismukes, Republican Alabama state politician. Dismukes is an outspoken Autauga alum, known for his support of the KKK, ideals he learned in high school. Dismukes was arrested on 8/6 on suspicion of felony theft .[5]
- O.J. Howard, NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
References
- "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Joseph, Goodman (May 30, 2016). "How the discrimination of Alabama football star O.J. Howard changed a school". AL.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Fallin, Wilson (August 17, 2007). Uplifting the People: Three Centuries of Black Baptists in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817315696. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Johnson, Wanda B. (December 1983). Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited (PDF). U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. p. 4. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Arrest Charges
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