Marvell Academy
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| Marvell Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Marvell, Arkansas United States |
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| Information | |
| Opened | 1966 |
| Principal | Herman Coats |
| Grades | K-12 |
Marvell Academy is a K-12 a private school in unincorporated Phillips County Arkansas, near Marvell.[1]
The school is accredited by and participates in athletics with the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools.
The school was founded as a segregation academy founded by parents, some of whom were members of a White Citizens Council.[2] The school was at one time located across a cotton patch from the area public school.[3] Marvell public schools had been integrated in 1965.[4] Marvell Academy currently claims to be a faith-based school.[5] The student body of Marvell Academy is still 100% white.[6]
References
- ↑ "Marvell Academy Principals." Manta. Retrieved on March 2, 2011. "645 Highway 243 Marvell, AR 72366."
- ↑ "Private Schools: The Last Refuge." TIME. Friday November 14, 1969. Retrieved on March 2, 2011.
- ↑ "South's All-White Private Academies Double This Year." Chicago Tribune. November 27, 1970. D7. Retrieved on March 2, 2011. "the private Marvell Academy, across a cotton patch from the public school[...]"
- ↑ Jackson v. Marvell School District No C G 22 (Oct. 2, 1969.)
- ↑ http://www.marvellacademy.org/mission/ Marvell Academy. Retrieved on September 9, 2014.
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