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Date Original
1951
Description
Postcard sent to Jettie Mae Turner on September 8, 1951, depicting a group of St. Peter's Catholic School cheerleaders. Pictured are Christine Hammons, Gladys T. Turner, Marinda Henderson, Jettie Mae Turner, and Bessie Marie Davis.
Biographical/Historical Note
St.Peter's was the first school for African American children to be established in Arkansas. It was founded in 1889 by St. Joseph Church Pastor Monsignor John Michael "J.M."Lucey as the Colored Industrial Institute, before the name was changed to St. Peter's in 1897. The elementary school division became racially integrated in 1963, and the school was closed in 1975, to be reopened as an elementary school operated by the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1985. The school closed permanently in 2012.
Physical Description
Black and white postcard, 5.5" x 3.5"
Subjects
Catholicism; Education; Educational organizations; Elementary school teaching; Schools; Segregation; Cheerleading
Geographical Area
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
PHC00002115
Resource Type
Image
Collection
PHC photo file
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
St. Peter's Catholic School cheerleaders, 1951, PHC photo file, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
Education | United States History
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