Southeast African Centered High School
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Southeast High School is a high school
in the same building as Manual Career & Technical Center
located at 1215 East Truman Road in Kansas City
, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Kansas City, Missouri School District
. It was previously located at 3500 East Meyer Boulevard in the 2006-2007 school year.
Southeast had been was a KCMO public high school from the 1930s until reestablished in 1997. The mascot was simply "the Knights." Until the late 1960s, most of the students were white. As more black families moved from the inner city to the more middle-class southeastern section of KC, white families began to flee to the suburbs.
As a result, the Southeast's student body rapidly changed to majority black by the early 70s.
For the most part, the transition was peaceful.
High school
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in the same building as Manual Career & Technical Center
Manual Career & Technical Center
Manual Career & Technical Center, Manual, or Vo-Tech is a career and technical center in the same building with Southeast High School located at 1215 East Truman Road, which is the Main Campus and 1924 Van Brunt Boulevard, which is the East Campus at East High School...
located at 1215 East Truman Road in Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Kansas City, Missouri School District
Kansas City, Missouri School District
Kansas City, Missouri School District, or KCMSD is a school district headquartered at 1211 McGee Street in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri.- Boundaries:The school district primarily serves residents within Kansas City....
. It was previously located at 3500 East Meyer Boulevard in the 2006-2007 school year.
School Background
Southeast High School was founded in 1937 at 3500 East Meyer Boulevard, and is currently the African Centered Education Collegium Campus. The new magnet school was established as a means to reconnect African-American students with African traditions. The school mascot is the Scarlet Knight.Southeast had been was a KCMO public high school from the 1930s until reestablished in 1997. The mascot was simply "the Knights." Until the late 1960s, most of the students were white. As more black families moved from the inner city to the more middle-class southeastern section of KC, white families began to flee to the suburbs.
As a result, the Southeast's student body rapidly changed to majority black by the early 70s.
For the most part, the transition was peaceful.