Tomahawk Academy
Private school
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Tomahawk Academy was a private school in Chesterfield County, Virginia, established in 1964 when black students became eligible to attend the county schools after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling.[1][2]
| Tomahawk Academy | |
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The former location of Tomahawk Academy, now the Al Madina School of Richmond | |
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| Coordinates | 37.46293°N 77.59554°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Campus size | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
Tuition at Tomahawk was covered in part by state tuition grants. Grants to a "nonprofit, nonsectarian private school", even segregation academies, were upheld by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.[3][4]
The campus was taken over by Al Madina School of Richmond in 1998.