Joseph S. Clark Sr. High School
Defunct high school in Louisiana, United States
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Joseph S. Clark Sr. High School was a high school in Tremé, New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]
Clark opened in 1947 as the first high school below Canal Street to educate colored children in New Orleans.[2][3] It was named after Joseph S. Clark, the first president of the Southern University at Baton Rouge.[4] The Rebirth Brass Band was formed at the high school in 1983.[1] The high school was operated by the charter Firstline Schools at its closing in 2019.[5][6]
Notable alumni
- Anthony Bean, Founder/Director of the Anthony Bean Community Theater and Acting School
- Keith Frazier, musician
- Shirley & Lee, musical duo[7]
- Oretha Castle Haley, civil rights activist
- Michael Haynes, football player
- Derrick Lewis, football player
- Fred Luter, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention
- Mannie Fresh, rapper, record producer and DJ
- Mia X, rapper, singer-songwriter and actress
- Rebirth Brass Band, brass band
- Al Richardson, football defensive end
- Kermit Ruffins, trumpeter
- Jerome Smith, civil rights activist
- Roosevelt "Rosey" Taylor, football all-pro safety
- Oliver Thomas, Democratic politician
- Monk Williams, football player
- Floyd Young, football player
