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Autauga attracted the attention of the ], prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama<ref name="wj8312">{{cite book|last1=Johnson|first1=Wanda B.|title=Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited|date=December 1983|publisher=U.S. Commission on Civil Rights|page=4|url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED244030.pdf|accessdate=January 13, 2018}}</ref> Autauga attracted the attention of the ], prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama<ref name="wj8312">{{cite book|last1=Johnson|first1=Wanda B.|title=Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited|date=December 1983|publisher=U.S. Commission on Civil Rights|page=4|url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED244030.pdf|accessdate=January 13, 2018}}</ref>


In 2011, a black student, ], was told by the headmaster of the school he could not bring a girl to the prom because she was white.<ref name="al160530"/> In 2011, future ] tight end ] — then a student at the school — was told by the headmaster of the school he could not bring a girl to the prom because she was white.<ref name="al160530"/> The headmaster was subsequently fired and replaced.

Since then, the headmaster of 2011 has been fired and replaced with a new one.


== Notable alumni == == Notable alumni ==

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Private school in Prattville, Alabama, United States
Autauga Academy
Address
497 Golson Road
Prattville, Alabama 36067
United States
Coordinates32°28′18″N 86°32′44″W / 32.4716102°N 86.5454269°W / 32.4716102; -86.5454269
Information
TypePrivate
Founded1969 (56 years ago) (1969)
CEEB code012218
NCES School ID00002722
Faculty21.3
GradesPK-12
Enrollment306 (2016)
Color(s)       Grey & Gold
MascotGeneral
NicknameGenerals
Websitewww.autaugaacademy.com

Autauga Academy is a private coed PK-12 school in Prattville, Alabama, the seat of Autauga County.

History

Autauga Private Academy was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy. It is distinct from a seminary of the same name founded in 1888.

Autauga attracted the attention of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama

In 2011, future National Football League tight end O. J. Howard — then a student at the school — was told by the headmaster of the school he could not bring a girl to the prom because she was white. The headmaster was subsequently fired and replaced.

Notable alumni

  • Will Dismukes, Republican Alabama state politician. Dismukes is an outspoken Autauga alum and known for his support of the KKK. Dismukes was arrested on 8/6 on suspicion of felony theft .
  • O. J. Howard, NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

  1. ^ "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Joseph, Goodman (May 30, 2016). "How the discrimination of Alabama football star O. J. Howard changed a school". AL.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. Fallin, Wilson (August 17, 2007). Uplifting the People: Three Centuries of Black Baptists in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817315696. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. Johnson, Wanda B. (December 1983). Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited (PDF). U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. p. 4. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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