Schools
Historical marker location:
4626 38th Street Northwest, Wakefield, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Chesapeake Street Northwest and Nebraska Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Chesapeake Street Northwest.)
Tenleytown, DC. Country Village to City Neighborhood
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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.