Historical Marker
Lincoln-Jackson School
Historical marker location:
US 60/84, Clovis, New Mexico
( southwest corner of Althon Street at school activity center)
The African-American Community of Clovis started its first school, Lincoln-Jackson in 1924 with two students. In 1926, the school was named for Ida Jackson, a favorite teacher, and Abraham Lincoln. By 1954, K-12 enrollment had reached 292 students. After the Supreme Court’s Desegregation Decision in 1954, the school board eliminated Lincoln-Jackson High School. In 1966 it became Lincoln-Jackson Elementary, and is now a magnet school for the arts.
New Mexico has been inhabited by various indigenous groups for thousands of years, including the Puebloan peoples who built elaborate cliff dwellings such as those found at the Bandelier National Monument.