Douglass High School (Sherman, Texas)

Fred Douglass High School was a public high school for African American students in the city of Sherman, in Grayson County, Texas.

History The school was named for African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818–1895).

In 1964, the Fred Douglass Panthers football team won a state championship.

Some graduates attended Grayson College. An image of the school can be found in The Portal of Texas History from the University of North Texas.

See also Douglass High School in Smithville, Texas Fred Douglas High School in Denton, Texas Fred Douglass High School in Jacksonville, Texas Rincon School (or Douglass School) in San Antonio, Texas Smithville Colored School in Silver Spring, Maryland

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