Draft:F. P. Ricard
F. P. Ricard was an educator in New Orleans. A school is named for him. The school served black students. The need for improvements at it was written about.[1]
He is listed among those A. E Perkins thanked on the dedication page of his book Who's Who in Colored Louisiana.
He advocated for a new high school for African Americans in New Orleans.[2]
See also
[edit]- Valena C. Jones Normal School (1892-1969) then as a primary school until 1972. "Valena Cecelia MacArthur Jones was born in [[Bay St Louis, Mississippi in 1872. After graduating in 1892 from Straight College, a historically black college in New Orleans, she was named principal of the then-Bay St Louis Negro School in 1892. Later, the school would be named in her honor."[3] She lived 1872 -January 13, 1917[4] Another school was also named for her[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Jr, Darryl Barthé (July 14, 2021). "Becoming American in Creole New Orleans, 1896–1949". LSU Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Stern, Walter (May 4, 2018). "Race and Education in New Orleans: Creating the Segregated City, 1764-1960". LSU Press – via Google Books.
- ^ https://www.seacoastecho.com/news/remembering-valena-c-jones-school/article_ac64bce0-895a-11ee-86e4-339ad63dd064.html#:~:text=Valena%20Cecelia%20MacArthur%20Jones%20was,be%20named%20in%20her%20honor.
- ^ Dean, Lauren. "Valena Cecelia MacArthur Jones: New Orleans Educator 1872-1917". New Orleans Historical.
- ^ "NOLA4Women: Valena C. Jones' Legacy in Two Cities | Amistad Research Center". www.amistadresearchcenter.org.