Crispus Attucks High School

Built 1927 to serve as the only public high school for Indianapolis’ black population. Integrated 1970 under court-ordered desegregation. Converted to junior high, 1986. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1989. Named for patriot of American Revolution.

Marker is on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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