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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&dq=%22autauga+academy%22&pg=RA1-PT12|accessdate=13 January 2018}}</ref> | |||
| Autauga Academy was founded in 1969. The school won the AISA Baseball State Championship in 2008, due mainly to incredible athleticism and skill of alumnus Carter Dawson. Dawson was also the Prom King and Salutatorian of the 2008 graduating class, though it is widely speculated that he was actually the rightful valedictorian and that records were falsified to lower his academic ranking). | |||
| 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> | |||
| 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"/> | |||
| Since then, the headmaster of 2011 has been fired and replaced with a new one. | |||
| == Notable alumni == | == Notable alumni == | ||
| * ], 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 .<ref></ref> | |||
| *], Genius, athlete, philanthropist, and all-around great guy with luxuriant hair. | |||
| * ], Republican Alabama state politician. | |||
| * ], NFL player for the ] | * ], NFL player for the ] | ||
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Private school in Prattville, Alabama, United States| Autauga Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 497 Golson Road Prattville, Alabama 36067 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°28′18″N 86°32′44″W / 32.4716102°N 86.5454269°W / 32.4716102; -86.5454269 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1969 (55 years ago) (1969) |
| CEEB code | 012218 |
| 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 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
- ^ "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
