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Richmond High School (Richmond, Virginia)

Richmond High School was a former public secondary school in Richmond, Virginia. The school's alumni include prominent African Americans and champion runner Lon Myers, a Jew. An 1885 report on Virginia's schools showed dozens of teachers trained at Richmond High School and the teachers serving in various counties.

Alumni

  • Wendell Dabney, who led successful protests of African American students having a separate off campus graduation ceremony
  • Irving Comer, Arlington County's first African American policeman
  • Lawrence Myers, a champion short-distance runner was in the school's first graduating class
  • Lefty Bowers, baseball player

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