James Benson Dudley High School is located in the Southeastern quadrant of Guilford County in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. Dudley High School was founded in 1929 as the first black high school in Guilford County, in a school system segregated by law. The school was named for James Benson Dudley.
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History
The high school building was designed by noted architect Charles C. Hartmann and built in 1929. James B. Dudley Senior High School is a three-story, "U"-shaped, brick building with Classical Revival and Collegiate Gothic design elements. It has a one-story slightly projecting entrance portico with Doric order columns, a stepped parapet, and crenellated stair towers. The gymnasium was attached in 1936. A separate brick gymnasium building was constructed in 1959.
James Benson Dudley Senior High School and Gymnasium was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
The school was central to the 1969 Greensboro uprising when school officials refused to recognize the validity of a write-in candidate for student council, allegedly due to his activism in the Black Power movement. In 1971 through desegregation, Dudley's student population integrated.
Today, the make-up of the school consists of a diverse student enrollment with a predominately African-American population. Dudley has a traditional education program as well as the Dudley Science, Math, and Technology Academy magnet program. The Science, Math, and Technology Academy provide high-caliber students a strong college preparatory background, which emphasizes mathematics and science along with sufficient writing, research, and technological skills. During their senior year, Dudley Academy Students attend classes on college campuses. Dudley won 2 back to back football rings. The school colors are Blue and Gold. Dudley High School has an Advance Vehicle Technology(AVT) Team that competes in an international competition called the Shell Eco Marathon.
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Notable alumni
- Elreta Melton Alexander-Ralston (class of '34), first African-American judge in North Carolina, first black woman to graduate from Columbia Law School
- David Amerson (class of '10), football player for Oakland Raiders
- Clarence Avant, music executive, known as "Godfather of Black Music", left Dudley in junior year (1947)
- Ezell A. Blair, Jr. (class of '59), African American civil rights activist, one of Greensboro Four, graduated from Dudley High School
- Joey Cheek (class of '97), speed skater and former inline speed skater, 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist
- King Virgil Cheek (class of '55), former President of Shaw University and Morgan State University
- Brett Claywell (class of '96), actor, played Tim Smith on CW series One Tree Hill and Kyle Lewis on ABC soap opera One Life to Live
- Jeff Davis, football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1982-87 and Clemson, 1982 Orange Bowl champion; inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 2007
- Marques Douglas (class of '95), NFL player for San Francisco 49ers, attended Dudley High School
- Beverly M. Earle (class of '61), first black woman to represent Mecklenburg County in North Carolina House of Representatives
- Clarence Grier (class of '83), college basketball player
- P. J. Hairston, North Carolina basketball player, transferred to Hargrave Military Academy for his senior year
- Will Graves, Maccabi Haifa basketball player
- Brendan Haywood (class of '97), NBA player for Charlotte Bobcats, graduated from Dudley High School
- Lou Hudson (class of '62), NBA player for St. Louis Hawks, 6-time All-Star, graduated from Dudley High School
- Yvonne Johnson (class of '60), first African-American mayor of Greensboro
- Debra L. Lee (class of '73), President and CEO of BET Holdings, Inc.
- Joyce Martin Dixon (class of '52), businesswoman and philanthropist
- Fred Neal (class of '58), guard for demonstration basketball team Harlem Globetrotters and noted dribbler, attended Dudley High School
- Kenny Okoro, football player
- DeMario Pressley (class of 2004), NFL player for Chicago Bears, graduated from Dudley High School
- David L. Richmond (class of '59), civil rights activist, one of Greensboro Four, graduated from Dudley High School
- Charlie Sanders (class of '64), 2007 Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end for Detroit Lions, attended Dudley High School
- George Simkins, Jr. (class of '40), civil rights activist, NAACP president
- Barbara Weathers (class of '81), soul singer (with Atlantic Starr)
See also
- List of high schools in North Carolina
References
External links
- Official website
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