Osborne School (Lake Worth, Florida)
The Osborne School was a racially-segregated public school for African-American children on 1726 Douglas Street in Lake Worth, Florida.
| 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 |
| Information | |
| Type | Racially-segregated public school for African-American children |
| Established | 1948 |
| Closed | 1971 (23 years old) |
The building was constructed in 1948 and used as a school until 1971. In 1971 Osborn 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] but it has subsequently been demolished.
References
- "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.
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