[5] In 1876, after graduating high school, John Edward Bush was appointed principal.
[7] Erma P. Kelly and J. K. Rector[citation needed] also served as principals of the school.
[9] Carrie Fambro Still, mother of William Grant Still taught at the school.
The city's public library was segregated and did not allow admittance of African Americans.
[12][13] Arsenal and Union were other high school for African Americans in Little Rock.