"[2] It was named after Henry Highland Garnet, a former slave who became the United States' ambassador to Liberia.

[2] It is a three-story, brick structure, constructed in 1928-29 from the plans of the prestigious Charleston architectural firm of Warne, Tucker, Silling and Hutchison, and dedicated December 2 to 4, 1929.

The façade features a limestone-arched entrance containing two sets of double doors, transom light, and a limestone tympanum.

[4][5] Oscar Holmes (1916–2001) graduated from this school and became the first African-American Naval Aviator and air traffic controller.

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