John Philip Sousa Junior High School, Front (left) and East (facing) Elevations

ID: 804 ~ Source: DC Preservation League Photo Repository

This file appears in: John Philip Sousa Junior High School: This middle school stands as the epicenter of a critical battle in desegregating public education.

This file appears in: John Philip Sousa Junior High School: This middle school stands as the epicenter of a critical battle in desegregating public education.

John Philip Sousa Junior High School: This middle school stands as the epicenter of a critical battle in desegregating public education.

By The DC Historic Sites team

John Philip Sousa Junior High (now Middle) School, built in 1950, stands as a symbol of the lengthy conflict over the desegregation of public schools and the beginning of the modern civil rights…