Selma in Dallas County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
R.B. Hudson High School
Dallas County
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 26, 2015
1. R.B. Hudson High School Marker
Inscription.
R.B. Hudson High School. Dallas County. This school was the city of Selma's first public high school for African-Americans. Completed in 1949, the school was named in honor of Richard Byron Hudson, a black educator who had served for 41 years as principal of Clark Elementary School, Selma's first elementary school for African-American children. From 1963-1965, students from R.B. Hudson High School and surrounding county schools played a vital role in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. These students actively participated in Civil Rights demonstrations that led to the advancement and passage of Civil Rights legislation. After integration in 1970, the school name changed to West Junior High School. In 2000, the school name changed to Chatt Academy. On May 10, 2012, R.B. Hudson's name was finally reestablished, and the school is now known as the R.B. Hudson Middle School. ,
Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
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This school was the city of Selma's first public high school for African-Americans. Completed in 1949, the school was named in honor of Richard Byron Hudson, a black educator who had served for 41 years as principal of Clark Elementary School, Selma's first elementary school for African-American children. From 1963-1965, students from R.B. Hudson High School and surrounding county schools played a vital role in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. These students actively participated in Civil Rights demonstrations that led to the advancement and passage of Civil Rights legislation. After integration in 1970, the school name changed to West Junior High School. In 2000, the school name changed to Chatt Academy. On May 10, 2012, R.B. Hudson's name was finally reestablished, and the school is now known as the R.B. Hudson Middle School.
Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage
Erected 2014 by the R.B. Hudson Alumni Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1966.
Location. 32° 25.345′ N, 87° 1.903′ W. Marker is in Selma, Alabama
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, in Dallas County. It is at the intersection of Summerfield Road and 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Summerfield Road. Summerfield Road is also called Lapsley Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1701 Summerfield Road, Selma AL 36701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other markers no longer nearby. Redoubt No. 15 (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Interior Redoubt No. III (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed); Union Troops Charge (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Last Stronghold Falls (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 26, 2015
2. Now R.B. Hudson MIDDLE School
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 26, 2015
3. R.B. Hudson High School Marker & middle school sign.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,408 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
