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Gadsden High School (Alabama)

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Phone
  
+1 256-547-5446

District
  
Gadsden City Schools

Address
  
607 S 12th St, Gadsden, AL 35901, USA

Similar
  
Gadsden City High School, Gadsden City Board‑Ed, Emma Sansom Middle Sc, Gadsden Middle School, Etowah County Board‑Ed

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Gadsden High School in Gadsden, Alabama was closed after the 2005-2006 school year. It consolidated with Emma Sansom High School and Litchfield High School to form Gadsden City High School.

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The school was involved in a historic case of racism against African American students in Alabama. Ten students including Jennie Patrick were discriminated against by both teachers and students after entering the school through people protesting about racial integration in schools.

Notable Alumni

  • Hersh Freeman, Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Rex Keeling, American football player
  • Jennie Patrick, first African American woman in the United States to earn a doctorate in chemical engineering (MIT)
  • Aaron Pearson, American football player
  • Jerry Watford, American football player
  • Junior Gray, American football player, most dominant QB in Gadsden High history
  • Crosby Abel, American football player, dual threat punter and wide receiver
  • Andrew Edge, American football player, fullback, American baseball player for the LA Dodgers Organization
  • Jake Cofield, American baseball player
  • Scott Brackett, American football player WR, trainer at Auburn University, baseball and football coach for the Gadsden City School system
  • Steve Partridge, American football player for Gadsden High school, state recognized poetry writer
  • John Reynolds, American football player for Gadsden High School, WR, DE,QB, notable for yelling "it's a fuse officer"

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    Gadsden High School (Alabama) Wikipedia
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