Sheen Hok Gate

Historical marker location:

900 23rd Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 23rd Street Northwest and I Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 23rd Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2002

"Learning and Using in the Proper Way"

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.