Lanier High School is a public high school located in
Jackson,
Mississippi, United States. It is part of the
Jackson Public School District. The current
principal is Valerie Bradley.[5] There were a total of 872 students enrolled in Lanier High during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 52% female and 48% male. The racial makeup of the school is 100% African American.[6]
History
Lanier was founded in 1925 as a junior and senior high school. It was named after
William Henry Lanier (1855–1929), who was superintendent of black schools in Jackson from 1912 until his death.[1] Due to
segregation, Lanier was
reserved for black students until 1969,[7] when Jackson schools were integrated by law.[8]
Feeder pattern
The following schools feed into Lanier High School.[9]
Willie Young , former NFL player; graduated from the now feeder school of Brinkley High School, Brinkley Middle School
References
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ab"School History". Lanier High School. Jackson (MS) Public Schools. Retrieved October 20, 2017. Lanier was first organized as a junior-senior high school in 1925 providing instruction for pupils from the seventh through the twelfth grades.
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http://themississippilink.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/01/July-10-2014.pdf Jackson's 'Legends of Basketball' reunion brings together Brinkley, Jim Hill and Lanier high school players who 'ruled the court']
^Rayson, Ann. "Richard Wright's Life."
Modern American Poetry. Nelson, Cary and Brinkman, Bartholomew, eds. Department of English, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: 2001.