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|name = Ullman High School | |name = Ullman High School | ||
|image = [[File: | |image = [[File:Ullman School.jpg|275px]] | ||
|years = [[1937]]–1960s | |years = [[1937]]–1960s | ||
|grades = 9-12 | |grades = 9-12 | ||
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|district = [[Birmingham City Schools]] | |district = [[Birmingham City Schools]] | ||
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'''Samuel Ullman High School''' is a former [[Birmingham City Schools]] high school for African-American students. It opened in [[1937]] in the former [[Ullman School]] building at 1212 [[University Boulevard|8th Avenue South]], facing [[12th Street South|12th Street | '''Samuel Ullman High School''' is a former [[Birmingham City Schools]] high school for African-American students from [[Southside]] and [[Titusville]]. It opened in [[1937]] in the former [[Ullman School]] building at 1212 [[University Boulevard|8th Avenue South]], facing [[12th Street South|12th Street]]. | ||
The school, which previously served white students, had been named for long-serving [[Birmingham Board of Education]] member [[Samuel Ullman]]. The high school was greatly enlarged with a new three-story classroom wing in [[1957]]. The new wing obscured the original front facade of the school. | |||
Notable faculty members at Ullman included [[Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]] founder [[Odessa Woolfolk]] and Reverend [[John Wesley Rice]], father of [[Condoleezza Rice]], who was the school's guidance counselor. Jazz musician [[Wilson Driver]] organized the first Ullman High School Band. | Notable faculty members at Ullman included [[Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]] founder [[Odessa Woolfolk]] and Reverend [[John Wesley Rice]], father of [[Condoleezza Rice]], who was the school's guidance counselor. Jazz musician [[Wilson Driver]] organized the first Ullman High School Band. | ||
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The school's athletic teams were known as the Wolfpack, and their colors were green and gold. | The school's athletic teams were known as the Wolfpack, and their colors were green and gold. | ||
Ullman High School closed during [[Birmingham City Schools#Integration|racial integration]] in the 1960s. It was sold to the [[UAB|University of Alabama in Birmingham]] in [[1970]]. | |||
==Principals== | ==Principals== | ||
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[[Category:Former Birmingham schools]] | [[Category:Former Birmingham schools]] | ||
[[Category:Former high schools]] | [[Category:Former high schools]] | ||
[[Category:1937 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:1969 disestablishments]] | |||
[[Category:1901 buildings]] | [[Category:1901 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:1957 buildings]] | [[Category:1957 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:7th Avenue South]] | [[Category:7th Avenue South]] | ||
[[Category:12th Street South]] | [[Category:12th Street South]] | ||
Revision as of 14:27, 21 December 2017
| Ullman High School | |
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| Active | 1937–1960s |
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| School type | Public |
| District | Birmingham City Schools |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Colors | green & gold |
| Mascot | Wolfpack |
| Location | 1212 University Boulevard, (map) Birmingham |
Samuel Ullman High School is a former Birmingham City Schools high school for African-American students from Southside and Titusville. It opened in 1937 in the former Ullman School building at 1212 8th Avenue South, facing 12th Street.
The school, which previously served white students, had been named for long-serving Birmingham Board of Education member Samuel Ullman. The high school was greatly enlarged with a new three-story classroom wing in 1957. The new wing obscured the original front facade of the school.
Notable faculty members at Ullman included Birmingham Civil Rights Institute founder Odessa Woolfolk and Reverend John Wesley Rice, father of Condoleezza Rice, who was the school's guidance counselor. Jazz musician Wilson Driver organized the first Ullman High School Band.
The school's athletic teams were known as the Wolfpack, and their colors were green and gold.
Ullman High School closed during racial integration in the 1960s. It was sold to the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 1970.
Principals
- George Bell, 1937-1965
Notable alumni
- Taylor Weldon Green, educator
- Freeman Hrabowski, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Larry Kenon, professional basketball player
- Larry Naves, Chief Judge for the Denver, Colorado municipal courts
- Woody Peoples, Pro Bowl offensive lineman
- Doris Powell, Fountain Heights community leader and Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority chair
- Rickey Powell, Broadway and jazz vocalist
- Nathan Hale Turner Jr, Birmingham News copy editor and author
- Cynthia Wesley, victim of the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church
- Mary Esterlyn White, chemist
References
- Cruikshank, George M. (1920) History of Birmingham and Its Environs (2 vol.) Chicago: Lewis Publishing.
- Spencer, Thomas (January 2, 2008) "UAB opens its first new academic building for undergrads in 25 years." The Birmingham News
- Debro, Anita (May 27, 2016) "Preserving the memories of Ullman High" Weld for Birmingham
External links
- Ullman High School football history from ahsfhs.org website