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Westside Junior High School, and R. B. Hudson Middle School should link here
R. B. Hudson High School was a high school for African American students in Selma, Alabama. It was built in 1949. It was named for Richard Bryan Hudson who was the principal of Clark School in Selma for 41 years.[1][2] It was consolidated with Parrish High School to become Selma High School after desegregation. R.B. Hudson's building was converted to Westside Junior High School, renamed Selma Middle CHAT Academy, and in 2012 became R.B. Hudson Middle School. A historical marker commemorates the high school's history.[2]
The high school's last graduating class was in 1970.[3] Students participated in civil rights organizing and protests. [4]
Alumni
[edit]Selma mayor George Patrick Evans[5] and his brother Joe Evans who was a teacher and successful coach at Keith High School[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Long-gone educator's name lives on in Selma". Montgomery Advertiser.
- ^ a b "R.B. Hudson High School Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ^ "R.B. Hudson High School in Selma – 50th High School Reunion".
- ^ "Selma High School's Struggle 50 Years After Bloody Sunday".
- ^ https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1326786
- ^ Jones, James (June 25, 2021). "Former Keith High basketball coach, R.B. Hudson graduate dies". The Selma Times‑Journal.