United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771Seibert, David, 1941-20201996/2014Location: 800 Tenth Avenue, ColumbusText of marker: "WILLIAM H. SPENCER HIGH SCHOOL. On this site, on November 29, 1930, the first local high school for colored students opened. The school was the result of a grant from the Rosenwald Foundation and was named in honor of William Henry Spencer, Supervisor of the Colored Schools in Muscogee County from 1912-1925. The first principal was Professor F. R. Lampkin, who also served as Supervisor of Colored Schools in Muscogee County from 1930-1945. The teaching staff consisted of 15 members. T. Hicks Fort was President of the Board of Education. ERECTED BY THE HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE COMMISSION AND THE MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1990"image/jpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Historical markers--Georgia--Muscogee CountyAfrican American schools--Georgia--ColumbusWilliam H. Spencer High School historical markerStillImage