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A Dream Come True: Arthur Harold Parker's Visionary Leadership for A. H. Parker High School
Fri, May 5, 4:15 to 5:45pm CDT (4:15 to 5:45pm CDT), SIG Virtual Rooms, Biographical and Documentary Research SIG Virtual Session RoomAbstract
Dr. Arthur Harold Parker was the inaugural principal of Birmingham’s first four-year public high school for Black students. Established in 1900, Negro High School, later renamed A.H. Parker High School after Parker, would become known as the “largest and best high school” for African American students in the country (Worlds’ biggest Negro High School, 1950). Guided by Christian principles, Parker sought to assemble faculty committed to preparing students for academic and social success within the broader Birmingham community. Parker’s visionary leadership emboldened administrators, faculty, and staff at A.H. Parker High School to cultivate a nurturing educational environment to ensure that Black students received an education that prepared them to be the torchbearers for the race.