Union Academy (c. 1865–1954), was a segregated public school for African American students in Columbus, Mississippi.
[clarification needed] The school became Union Academy and was run by Methodist missionaries.[when?
Union Academy was the first public school for African Americans in Columbus and the only one until Mitchell Elementary was constructed in the 1920s.
[5] Community leader Pattee Bryant Miller graduated from the school.
[6] The 396 page student register covering 1883 to 1903 is held by the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library.