Thomas Jefferson High School (Port Arthur, Texas)
Thomas Jefferson High School was a public high school in Port Arthur, Texas and a part of the Port Arthur Independent School District. Prior to 1965 schools were segregated by race and white students attended Jefferson; the school began admitting black students that year.
In 2002 it merged into Memorial High School.
Janis Joplin and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson were 1960 graduates of the school.
References
- ^ Mitchell, Carol T. Taylor. "The Role of Race and Culture in the Science Classroom" (Chapter 14). In: Conyers, James L. (editor). Black Cultures and Race Relations. Rowman & Littlefield, 2002. ISBN 0830415742, 9780830415748. Start: p. 223. CITED: p. 223-224.
- ^ "Janis Joplin at 70". Houston Chronicle. January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
External links
- Thomas Jefferson High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
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