Pomonkey High School

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History

The property of the school was donated by the black inhabitants of Pomonkey in 1922, following World War I.[1] At the time, the poor and isolated community only had a one-room school for African Americans.[1] The school opened in 1958, where it became the first all-African American high school in Charles County.[1] From 1966 to 1969, it began to be integrated with the all white schools, Henry E. Lackey High School and La Plata High School.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The old Pomonkey High School building was then re-opened as a public middle school in 1970, it was rededicated in 1970 as Matthew Henson Middle School.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In 1996, 30 residents of Pomonkey entered in a legal battle to have the school and its land returned to their ownership, as stated by the deed.[1]

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