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Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School is a high school in Tremé, New Orleans, Louisiana. It opened in 1947 as the second high school in New Orleans open to African-Americans. It was named after Joseph S. Clark, the first president of the Southern University at Baton Rouge. The ReBirth Brass Band formed in 1983 at the school. It operates as a charter school operated by Firstline Schools.
Notable alumni
Roosevelt Taylor, Football Player Floyd Young Football Player Michael Haynes Football Player Kermit Ruffin, Musician Jerome Smith, Freedom Rider Oretha Castle, First Afircan President of Southern Baptist Convention Rev.Fred Luter, United States Army Major Stephen Stanley
References
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