Showing posts with label Sumner High School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sumner High School. Show all posts

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Sumner High School

Sumner cake

 Sumner High School, also known as Charles H. Sumner High School, is a St. Louis public high school that was the first high school for African-American students west of the Mississippi River. It was established in 1875 only after extensive lobbying by some of St. Louis' African-American residents, Sumner has been at its current location since 1908.


Some notable alumni include:
  • Arthur Ashe
  • Chuck Berry
  • Grace Bumbry
  • Billy Davis, Jr.
  • Dick Gregory
  • Robert Guillaume
  • Tina Turner
Cake artist - Theresa Hopkins