Manassas Regional High School
Address
9601 Wellington Road, Manassas, VA 20110
Coordinates38°44′48″N 77°29′16″W / 38.746792°N 77.487838°W / 38.746792; -77.487838 -->
Information
Other nameJennie Dean High School (1960-66)
Former nameManassas Industrial School for Colored Youth (1894-1938)
TypePublic, segregated
Established1938 (1938)
Closed1966
Campus size100 acres (40 ha)
NicknameJennie Dean
Last updated: 28 December 2017

Manassas Regional High School was a segregated public school for black students that existed from 1938 until 1966 in Manassas, Virginia. It served black students from Prince William, Warren, Fauquier, and Fairfax counties.[1]

The school was the successor to Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth, a private vocational school for black students founded in 1894.[2]

The buildings were demolished in the late 1960s and 1970s,[3] and Jennie Dean Elementary School was built on part of the site. Five acres of the current campus are a park and archeological site devoted to Manassas Industrial School and Jennie Dean.[4]

References

  1. Duke, Daniel L. (2012). Education Empire: The Evolution of an Excellent Suburban School System. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780791482988. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. Fawcett, Dave (October 20, 2014). "A tradition of success starts at Manassas Industrial School". InsideNOVA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. "Manassas Industrial School". Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. "Manassas Industrial School & Jennie Dean Memorial". City of Manassas. Retrieved 28 December 2017.


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