Osborne School (Lake Worth, Florida)
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2019) |
| The Osborne School | |
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| Address | |
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1726 Douglas Street , , United States | |
| Coordinates | 26°35′40″N 80°03′22″W / 26.594439°N 80.056026°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Racially-segregated public school for African-American children |
| Established | 1948 |
| Closed | 1971 (23 years old) |
The Osborne School was a racially-segregated public school for African-American children on 1726 Douglas Street in Lake Worth Beach, Florida.
The building was constructed in 1948 and used as a school until 1971. In 1971 Osborne was the last school in Florida to be integrated after the United States Supreme Court ordered the end of segregation in 1969.[1] In 1980 the building was repurposed as a community education center.[2] The building remains at 1718 S. Douglas ST, Lake Worth, FL.
References[edit]
- ^ "Florida's Historic Black Public Schools MPS". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. National Park Service. 2003. p. 51.
In 1969, the Supreme Court ordered segregation to end "at once." By 1971, integration in Florida was virtually complete, the Osborne School in West Palm Beach being the school with the latest date of integration as far as is known at the time of the writing of this cover.
- ^ Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources (2002). "Florida Black Heritage Trail". p. 55.
Categories:
- Lake Worth Beach, Florida
- Buildings and structures in Lake Worth Beach, Florida
- Historically segregated African-American schools in Florida
- 1948 establishments in Florida
- 1971 disestablishments in Florida
- Defunct public schools in Palm Beach County, Florida
- Defunct black public schools in the United States that closed when schools were integrated