Corsicana, TX, United States
Fred Douglass - G. W. Jackson School. (former site of) Corsicana built its first public school for blacks on this site in 1881. The early formal name, commemorating ethnic leader Frederick Douglass (1817-95), was changed in 1925 to honor the first principal, G. W. Jackson (1854-1940). A Booker T. Wa
shington disciple, Jackson introduced industrial education and other progressive ideas. The school became famous for its music department and football championships, and had intensely loyal alumni. In
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