Howalton Day School

CTL-E-1248 · School · other · unspecified

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Black private nonsectarian school operating 1946-1986; Chicago's oldest African American private nonsectarian school, founded as a CPS-critical alternative emphasizing creativity, arts, and humanities. Exemplifies the Black 'dual educational agenda' (public-school activism plus independent Black-controlled education).

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from INST-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-INST-001:INST-040; source research type(s): school. Era not present in source research record(s); marked unspecified pending human review.

Sources

S-codes S10 (see working/track-b/sources.md)
S-codes S11 (see working/track-b/sources.md)
S-codes (see working/track-b/sources.md)

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