Escape Across the Potomac
Historical marker location:
201 14th Street Southwest, Southwest Federal Center, District of Columbia
( Marker is on 14th Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south.)
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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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.