Lincoln Normal School

Lincoln Normal School

Lincoln Normal School (or Lincoln School) in Marion, Alabama was incorporated in 1867 by recently-freed African Americans in Perry County. By the end of the 19th century the school expanded to include the Lincoln Normal University for Teachers which became Alabama State University after moving to Montgomery.

Lincoln Normal School became well-known for graduating a high proportion of students who went on to attain advanced degrees. For a segregated high school in rural Alabama to have been so successful in promoting higher education is remarkable.

The school was closed in the 1960s, with students moving to the newly built and racially-integrated Marion High School. One of the few buildings not demolished is the Phillips Memorial Auditorium, now on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notable alumni

* Coretta Scott King

References

* [http://www.ruthk.net/marion/lincoln/ Lincoln Normal School] tribute site
* Bailey, Richard. "Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags: Black Officeholders during the Reconstruction of Alabama 1867 - 1878."
* Childs, Idella J. (1976) "Lincoln Normal School"
* [http://sshope.servicelearningsite.com/sshope/index.cfm?pageID=67 History of the Baptists in Perry County]


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