Jackson Academy
Jackson Academy is a private school in Jackson, Mississippi founded by Loyal M. Bearrs in 1959. Bearrs claimed he established the school to teach using an accelerated phonics program he developed, but the school remained completely racially segregated until 1986, even forgoing tax exemption in 1970 to avoid having to accept Black students.- School
- …lies at an elevation of 282 feet (86 metres)
- Description: primary and secondary independent school in Jackson, Mississippi
- Address: 4908 Ridgewood Rd, Jackson, MS 39211
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Jackson Academy
- Category: education
- Location
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Latitude
32.36296° or 32° 21′ 47″ north
Longitude
-90.13973° or 90° 8′ 23″ west
Open location code
864F9V76+54
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = school
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landuse = education
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Jackson Academy” goes by many names.
اكاديميه جاكسونEgyptian Arabic
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