Monroe Academy
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Monroe Academy is located in Monroeville, Alabama and was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy.[1] In 1969, the headmaster told the Atlanta Constitution that he was "sure the integration was one of the primary reasons for the school be established".[2]
According to the Los Angeles Times, many parents struggled to afford the tuition and made financial sacrifices to avoid sending their children to racially integrated public schools.[3] In 1982, Jerry Steele, Monroe Academy's first board chairman, stated that the school's lack of racial integration was because the school "is run by the people who put up the money."[3]
The school has an enrollment of over 400 students, all of them white. since 2022[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., although Monroe Academy has posted a non-discrimination policy on their website,[4] there has yet to be a single black student admitted.[5]
Notable alumni
- B. J. Wallace - Olympics and minor league baseball player[6]
References
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