Macon East Academy is a private PK-12 school in Cecil, Alabama. It was established as a segregation academy in response to the racial desegregation of public schools[2] and serves 287 students.
| Macon East Academy | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 32°18′09″N 86°00′53″W / 32.3024391°N 86.0145863°W |
| Information | |
| Former name | Macon Academy (1963-1995) |
| Type | Private |
| Established | September 1963 |
| NCES School ID | 00002835 |
| Faculty | 26.3[1] |
| Enrollment | 287 (2016[1]) |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Team name | Knights |
| Website | maconeast |
History
editMacon Academy was founded in September 1963 in Tuskegee, Alabama (32.3743789,-85.6599105), seat of Macon County.[3] The school was a segregation academy.[4] Under the direction of Governor George Wallace, the state provided scholarship money to support the school.[3]
In 1995, in the midst of falling enrollments, the trustees moved the school to Cecil, Alabama, a suburb of Montgomery.
Campus
editThe campus, twenty miles east of Montgomery in a rural area, includes five buildings and outdoor athletic facilities.
References
edit- ^ a b "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Wendy, Parker (2017). "Why Alabama School Desegregation Succeeded (And Failed)". Case Western Reserve Law Review. 67 (4). ISSN 0008-7262.
- ^ a b "SEPTEMBER 10, 1963: STATE FUNDS PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR WHITES TO AVOID INTEGRATION IN TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA". Black Then. August 13, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Wanda B. (December 1983). Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited (PDF). U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. p. 4. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
