Capital Hill Colored School, also known as Capital Hill School, was a school for African American students in Little Rock, Arkansas[1] at Eleventh Street and Wolfe Street.[2] An engraving was made of the school.[3] It served students up through high school.[4]
The first public school opened in Little Rock in 1853.[5]
In 1876, after graduating high school, John Edward Bush was appointed principal. Two years later he moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas.[6] Mrs. L. E. Stephens served as principal.[7] Erma P. Kelly and J. K. Rector[citation needed] also served as principals of the school.
A brick school building was constructed for the school in 1886.[8] In 1901, a six-room addition to the school was documented.[9]
Carrie Fambro Still, mother of William Grant Still taught at the school.[10] She also organized events for the school[11] including a fundraiser for a school library. The city's public library was segregated and did not allow admittance of African Americans.[12][13]
Arsenal and Union were other high school for African Americans in Little Rock.[8][14]
Capital Hill is a neighborhood in Little Rock.[15]
At age 14, musician Florence Price graduated from the school and was its valedictorian.[16]
^Bruce, William George; Bruce, William Conrad (November 24, 1901). "The American School Board Journal". National School Boards Association – via Google Books.