Site of Alabama's First Public School Integration
Opened in 1944, the Fifth Avenue School became the focal point for major educational change on September 9, 1963, when Sonnie Hereford IV became the first African-American student to integrate public schools in Alabama. Following a lengthy court battle, Dr. Sonnie Hereford III enrolled his son in the first grade at the school. Veronica Pearson (Rison School), David (Piggee) Osman (Terry Heights School) and John Anthony Brewton (East Clinton School) enrolled in other Huntsville City Schools later that day. Other Alabama school systems began desegregation in the weeks that followed. The school was razed in 2003. Sponsored by Huntsville Public School, College and University Foundations & Friends 2004| HM Number | HM11PJ |
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| Year Placed | 2004 |
| Placed By | Huntsville Public School, College and University Foundations & Friends |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 12:41am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 538363 N 3842008 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.71941667, -86.58101667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 43.165', W 86° 34.861' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 43' 9.90" N, 86° 34' 51.66" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 256 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2001-2053 Gallatin St SW, Huntsville AL 35801, US |
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