Boundary Stones
The Nation’s First Black Public High School is Still Teaching in Washington, D.C.
2/27/2026 | 1m 16s
Did you know America’s first Black public high school was established in Washington, D.C.?
Did you know America’s first Black public high school was established in Washington, D.C., and still exists to this day? Just five years after the Civil War, the roots of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School were planted in a church basement.
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Boundary Stones is a local public television program presented by WETA
Boundary Stones
The Nation’s First Black Public High School is Still Teaching in Washington, D.C.
2/27/2026 | 1m 16s
Did you know America’s first Black public high school was established in Washington, D.C., and still exists to this day? Just five years after the Civil War, the roots of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School were planted in a church basement.
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