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Sumner High School, St. Louis, Missouri
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High School was established in 1875 after extensive lobbying by some of St. Louis' African American residents. Sumner High School is a public high school in St. Louis. Sumner High School was the first high school for African American students west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Part of a segregated school system, Vashon High School and Sumner High School were the only two public high schools in St. Louis City for African American students. Sumner High School moved to its current location in 1908. It has historically been known as Charles H. Sumner High School and Sumner Stone High School.
Sumner High School
Bobby Norfolk