The Original Armstrong High School

The Colored Normal School was founded by the Freedman’s Bureau in 1873 and became the first public high school available for blacks in Richmond.  The school was transferred to the City of Richmond in 1876  and under a progressive government ele…

The Colored Normal School was founded by the Freedman’s Bureau in 1873 and became the first public high school available for blacks in Richmond.  The school was transferred to the City of Richmond in 1876  and under a progressive government elected under the supervision of the occupation was eventually staffed fully by a black principal […]

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