IPS Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School and Museum (Indianapolis, Indiana)

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Crispus Attucks High School of Indianapolis Public Schools in Indianapolis, Indiana was named for Crispus Attucks (c.1723–March 5, 1770), a black laborer killed at the Boston Massacre whom many regarded as a revolutionary leader. Located northwest of downtown, Crispus Attucks was the only high school in Indianapolis designated specifically for African-Americans, although, blacks were permitted to attend any public school.

In 1955, the school's basketball team, led by future professional star and Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, gained fame by winning the Indiana state championship, becoming the first all-black school in the nation to win a state title. Robertson led Crispus Attucks to another championship in 1956, as it was the first Indiana high school team to complete a season undefeated. Attucks began admitting white students in 1967. In 1981, the school was threatened with closure due to rapidly declining enrollment within IPS. Instead, the school was converted from a high school to a junior high school in 1986, then to a middle school in 1993, and then back to a high school in 2006.

In 2006, Superintendent Eugene White announced the formation of "The Medical Magnet at Crispus Attucks," thus changing the school from a middle school to a medical preparatory 6-12 high school. The change will be made by adding one grade each year.

Crispus Attucks was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.


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