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'''Rosedale High School''' (originally '''Rosedale School''') was a public school located in the [[Rosedale]] section of [[Homewood]] from [[1895]] to [[1969]]. | '''Rosedale High School''' (originally '''Rosedale School''') was a public school located in the [[Rosedale]] section of [[Homewood]] from [[1895]] to [[1969]]. | ||
The original Rosedale School was founded by [[B. M. Montgomery]], with classes held in his home on [[B. M. Montgomery Street|Loveless Street]]. A new school building was constructed on a hill in east Rosedale in the 1920s and was operated as part of the [[Jefferson County Schools]] system, serving African American students from across the county. The wood-framed school building two stories tall with a hipped roof | The original Rosedale School was founded by [[B. M. Montgomery]], with classes held in his home on [[B. M. Montgomery Street|Loveless Street]]. A new school building was constructed on a hill in east Rosedale in the 1920s and was operated as part of the [[Jefferson County Schools]] system, serving African American students from across the county. The wood-framed school building was two stories tall with a hipped roof. | ||
The Rosedale School burned down twice in the 1930s, with local residents blaming the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. After the second fire, in [[1939]], the community deeded the school property to the [[Jefferson County Board of Education]]. | |||
[[Damon Lee Sr]] donated four acres at 1810 [[25th Court South]] to [[Jefferson County]] for a replacement school, operated During the [[Great Depression]] when the county closed other schools, the city of Homewood provided funds to keep the school open for the full academic year. The new 3-story school building was constructed, using locally-quarried sandstone, by the [[Works Progress Administration]]. It opened in [[1944]]. | |||
The school building was later used as the campus of the [[Shades Valley Resource Learning Center]]. It is now the home of the [[Birmingham Islamic | Rosedale's athletic teams, known as the '''Sons of Kong''', wore purple and gold. They played their home games at the [[Ball Diamond]] next to [[Shades Valley High School]]. | ||
The school building was later used as the campus of the [[Shades Valley Resource Learning Center]]. It is now the home of the [[Birmingham Islamic Society]]'s [[Homewood Masjid]] and the [[Islamic Academy of Alabama]]. | |||
==Principals== | ==Principals== | ||
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==Notable graduates== | ==Notable graduates== | ||
* [[Mamie Foster]] | * [[Mamie Foster]] | ||
* [[Robert Lee | * [[Robert Lee Sr]] | ||
* [[James Montgomery]] | * [[James Montgomery]] | ||
* [[Isaiah Robinson | * [[Julius Montgomery]], engineer | ||
* [[Isaiah Robinson Jr]], 1942 | |||
* [[Fred Shuttlesworth]], 1940 | * [[Fred Shuttlesworth]], 1940 | ||
* [[Shelley Stewart]] | * [[Shelley Stewart]] | ||
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* Collins, Jake (February 23, 2015) "[http://homewoodhistoryhunt.blogspot.com/2015/02/homewood-history-hunt-223-32-black.html Black History Month Special]". Homewood History Hunt | * Collins, Jake (February 23, 2015) "[http://homewoodhistoryhunt.blogspot.com/2015/02/homewood-history-hunt-223-32-black.html Black History Month Special]". Homewood History Hunt | ||
[[Category:Rosedale | [[Category:Rosedale School|*]] | ||
[[Category:1895 establishments]] | [[Category:1895 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:1920s buildings]] | [[Category:1920s buildings]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:56, 1 November 2023
Rosedale High School (originally Rosedale School) was a public school located in the Rosedale section of Homewood from 1895 to 1969.
The original Rosedale School was founded by B. M. Montgomery, with classes held in his home on Loveless Street. A new school building was constructed on a hill in east Rosedale in the 1920s and was operated as part of the Jefferson County Schools system, serving African American students from across the county. The wood-framed school building was two stories tall with a hipped roof.
The Rosedale School burned down twice in the 1930s, with local residents blaming the Ku Klux Klan. After the second fire, in 1939, the community deeded the school property to the Jefferson County Board of Education.
Damon Lee Sr donated four acres at 1810 25th Court South to Jefferson County for a replacement school, operated During the Great Depression when the county closed other schools, the city of Homewood provided funds to keep the school open for the full academic year. The new 3-story school building was constructed, using locally-quarried sandstone, by the Works Progress Administration. It opened in 1944.
Rosedale's athletic teams, known as the Sons of Kong, wore purple and gold. They played their home games at the Ball Diamond next to Shades Valley High School.
The school building was later used as the campus of the Shades Valley Resource Learning Center. It is now the home of the Birmingham Islamic Society's Homewood Masjid and the Islamic Academy of Alabama.
Principals
- Sylvester Jones
- B. M. Montgomery, 1926-1967
Notable graduates
- Mamie Foster
- Robert Lee Sr
- James Montgomery
- Julius Montgomery, engineer
- Isaiah Robinson Jr, 1942
- Fred Shuttlesworth, 1940
- Shelley Stewart
References
- King, Pamela S. & Christy Anderson (December 15, 2002) "Rosedale Park Historic District" National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
- Collins, Jake (February 23, 2015) "Black History Month Special". Homewood History Hunt