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Listen: The Assorted Selections ProgramAfrican American boys gathering as guests arrive for Open House at the School for Boys in Marianna, Florida.
Image Number
Rights
Collection
S 2241, Box 3, folder 8
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Public institutions--Florida--Jackson County--Marianna
Reformatories--Florida--Jackson County--Marianna
African American boys--Institutional care
Juvenile corrections--Florida--Jackson County--Marianna
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile justice, Administration of--Florida--Jackson County--Marianna
Race discrimination
Segregation
Blacks--Segregation
African American boys
African American juvenile delinquents
African Americans--Segregation
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
General Note
The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida, was a high risk residential commitment facility operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice for male youth 13 to 21 years of age who were committed by the Court. The school originally opened in 1900 as the Florida State Reform School. It was later known as the Florida Industrial School for Boys (1914-1957), the Florida School for Boys (1957-1967), and finally the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. The school closed in 2011.
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