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| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| Autauga Private Academy was founded in 1969 as a ].<ref name="al160530">{{cite news|last1=Joseph|first1=Goodman|title=How the discrimination of Alabama football star O.J. Howard changed a school|url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/05/alabama_crimson_tide_oj_howard.html|accessdate=13 January 2018|publisher=AL.com|date=May 30, 2016}}</ref> It is distinct from a seminary of the same name founded in 1888.<ref name="wt070817">{{cite book|last1=Fallin|first1=Wilson|title=Uplifting the People: Three Centuries of Black Baptists in Alabama|date=August 17, 2007|publisher=University of Alabama Press|isbn=9780817315696|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LImKo9-w60MC&pg=RA1-PT12&dq=%22autauga+academy%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwifv_a6pNXYAhWORt8KHXxlB1EQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=%22autauga%20academy%22&f=false|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> | Autauga Private Academy was founded in 1969 as a ].<ref name="al160530">{{cite news|last1=Joseph|first1=Goodman|title=How the discrimination of Alabama football star O. J. Howard changed a school|url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/05/alabama_crimson_tide_oj_howard.html|accessdate=13 January 2018|publisher=AL.com|date=May 30, 2016}}</ref> It is distinct from a seminary of the same name founded in 1888.<ref name="wt070817">{{cite book|last1=Fallin|first1=Wilson|title=Uplifting the People: Three Centuries of Black Baptists in Alabama|date=August 17, 2007|publisher=University of Alabama Press|isbn=9780817315696|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LImKo9-w60MC&pg=RA1-PT12&dq=%22autauga+academy%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwifv_a6pNXYAhWORt8KHXxlB1EQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=%22autauga%20academy%22&f=false|accessdate=13 January 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=13 January 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=13 January 2018}}</ref> | ||
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| == Notable alumni == | == Notable alumni == | ||
| * ], Republican Alabama state politician. Dismukes is an outspoken Autauga alum, known for his support of the KKK, ideals he learned in high school. Dismukes was arrested on 8/6 on suspicion of felony theft .<ref></ref> | * ], Republican Alabama state politician. Dismukes is an outspoken Autauga alum, known for his support of the KKK, ideals he learned in high school. Dismukes was arrested on 8/6 on suspicion of felony theft .<ref></ref> | ||
| * ], NFL player for the ] | * ], NFL player for the ] | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 10 August 2021
Private school| Autauga Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Prattville, Alabama | |
| Coordinates | 32°28′18″N 86°32′44″W / 32.4716102°N 86.5454269°W / 32.4716102; -86.5454269 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1969 |
| NCES School ID | 00002722 |
| Faculty | 21.3 |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Enrollment | 306 (2016) |
| Website | www |
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, a black student, O. J. Howard, was told by the headmaster of the school he could not bring a girl to the prom because she was white.
Since then, the headmaster of 2011 has been fired and replaced with a new one.
Notable alumni
- Will Dismukes, Republican Alabama state politician. Dismukes is an outspoken Autauga alum, known for his support of the KKK, ideals he learned in high school. Dismukes was arrested on 8/6 on suspicion of felony theft .
- O. J. Howard, NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
References
- ^ "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Joseph, Goodman (May 30, 2016). "How the discrimination of Alabama football star O. J. Howard changed a school". AL.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Fallin, Wilson (August 17, 2007). Uplifting the People: Three Centuries of Black Baptists in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817315696. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Johnson, Wanda B. (December 1983). Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited (PDF). U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. p. 4. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Arrest Charges
