L.C. Anderson High School, 1953
Drawing by Kuehne, Brooks, and Barr, architects
L.C. Anderson High School was Austin's only public African American high school. Austin Public Schools opened a new campus and building for Anderson High School in 1953. Constructed in response to a growing African American population and a national and local "threat" to segregated schools, Anderson High School is an example of an equalization school in Austin, Texas. L.C. Anderson High School closed in 1971 as part of the Austin Independent School District's desegregation plan. The 1953 school is the only remaining historic building associated with the city's only black high school.
This webpage serves to document the history of the 1953 L.C. Anderson High School, and collect in one place the digital resources on the history of the school.
For more information about L.C. Anderson High School:
Dobrasko, Rebekah with Gregory Smith. "Anderson Stadium/Yellow Jacket Stadium." Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, listed by the National Park Service in February 2022 (pdf)
Dobrasko, Rebekah. "Home to Champions: Anderson Stadium in East Austin." Preservation Austin newsletter, Fall 2021 (pdf)
Thompson, Ben. "East Austin University and High School Stadium, Allandale "Air-Conditioned Village" Move Toward National Historic Recognition." Community Impact
Newspaper, September 2021.
Saldana, Sean, "East Austin Stadium Celebrated by Black Community Nominated for National Historic Status." Austin Monitor, September 2021.
Dobrasko, Rebekah. "Austin's L.C. Anderson High School as an Equalization School: 1953-1971." Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture, Prairie View A&M University, January 2020
Dobrasko, Rebekah. "L.C. Anderson High School Stadium: Segregated Landscape in the Capital City." Texas Cultural Landscapes Symposium, February 2020 (pdf) (video of presentation)
Dobrasko, Rebekah. "Separate but Equal in Austin: L.C. Anderson High School." Preservation Austin newsletter, Summer 2017 (pdf)
Dobrasko, Rebekah. "Losing a Community Catalyst: The Closure of L.C. Anderson High School." Preservation Austin newsletter, Fall 2017 (pdf)
Marshall, Sarah J. "Wake of Integration: Loss of a School and Demise of a Community." Texas Heritage, vol 3, 2015.
Bibliography of Sources on L.C. Anderson High School (pdf)
Images of L.C. Anderson High School (Flickr)
This webpage serves to document the history of the 1953 L.C. Anderson High School, and collect in one place the digital resources on the history of the school.
For more information about L.C. Anderson High School:
Dobrasko, Rebekah with Gregory Smith. "Anderson Stadium/Yellow Jacket Stadium." Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, listed by the National Park Service in February 2022 (pdf)
Dobrasko, Rebekah. "Home to Champions: Anderson Stadium in East Austin." Preservation Austin newsletter, Fall 2021 (pdf)
Thompson, Ben. "East Austin University and High School Stadium, Allandale "Air-Conditioned Village" Move Toward National Historic Recognition." Community Impact
Newspaper, September 2021.
Saldana, Sean, "East Austin Stadium Celebrated by Black Community Nominated for National Historic Status." Austin Monitor, September 2021.
Dobrasko, Rebekah. "Austin's L.C. Anderson High School as an Equalization School: 1953-1971." Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture, Prairie View A&M University, January 2020
Dobrasko, Rebekah. "L.C. Anderson High School Stadium: Segregated Landscape in the Capital City." Texas Cultural Landscapes Symposium, February 2020 (pdf) (video of presentation)
Dobrasko, Rebekah. "Separate but Equal in Austin: L.C. Anderson High School." Preservation Austin newsletter, Summer 2017 (pdf)
Dobrasko, Rebekah. "Losing a Community Catalyst: The Closure of L.C. Anderson High School." Preservation Austin newsletter, Fall 2017 (pdf)
Marshall, Sarah J. "Wake of Integration: Loss of a School and Demise of a Community." Texas Heritage, vol 3, 2015.
Bibliography of Sources on L.C. Anderson High School (pdf)
Images of L.C. Anderson High School (Flickr)
Current view of L.C. Anderson High School, photograph by Rebekah Dobrasko