Congress Heights School
Historical marker location:
3100 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast, Congress Heights, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast and Raleigh Place Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.)
African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. 3100 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, SE
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The District was the site of the first U.S. public school for black students: The M Street School (later known as Dunbar High School) was founded in 1870 and was the first public school in the United States for black students. The school became known for its high academic standards and produced many notable alumni, including civil rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune.