Du Sable High School
DuSable High School was a public 4-year high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois USA. It was operated by Chicago Public Schools. The school was named after Chicago's first permanent non-native settler, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. DuSable was built to accommodate the growing Phillips High School in the 1930s. The campus was renamed. DuSable's initial fame was in its music program. Captain Walter Dyett was the longtime music instructor at the school, who created a music program that turned out a number of notable and eminent musical artists, particularly in the genre of jazz. In addition to musicians, the school's alumni and staff include individuals who hold unique historic positions, particularly in the area of African-American history. DuSable High became surrounded by the Robert Taylor Homes, a public housing project built in 1962. It was the largest project in the US, but has been demolished because its design did not work for residents. The school is now divided into three smaller schools that operate within DuSable. They are the Bronzeville Scholastic Institute, the Betty Shabazz International Charter School, and the Daniel Hale Williams Preparatory School of Medicine. The DuSable name is still used in an athletics context.
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