Trinity Presbyterian School is a

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...

day school A day school — as opposed to a boarding school — is an educational institution where children and adolescents are given instructions during the day, after which the students return to their homes. A day school has full-day programs when comp ...

serving grades K3-12th located in

Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...

. It was founded in 1970

History

The school was founded by Trinity Presbyterian Church, an all-white church that resisted efforts for blacks to join the congregation. Trinity School opened in a local church in 1970 with 200 students and 15 instructors, as Montgomery county public schools were being

racially integrated Racial integration, or simply integration, includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation). In addition to desegregation, integration includes goals such as leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity ...

. Some historians have described the school as a

segregation academy Segregation academies are private schools in the Southern United States that were founded in the mid-20th century by white parents to avoid having their children attend desegregated public schools. They were founded between 1954, when the U ...

. As of 1986, only two of the schools 645 students were black.

References

External links

Trinity Presbyterian School homepage
{{AHSAA Class 3A Educational institutions established in 1970 Schools in Montgomery, Alabama Presbyterian schools in the United States Schools accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Private high schools in Alabama Private middle schools in Alabama Private elementary schools in Alabama Segregation academies in Alabama Christian schools in Alabama