AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOOL BUILDING REVIVAL
Union Baptist School
Ouachita Parish
There is little information about Union Baptist School’s origin story, but it does appear clearly labeled on topographical maps from 1957, 1969, 1994, and 1999. The school is also clearly flagged in 2015 and 2018 topographical maps. There were many African American schools in Monroe, Louisiana, and Union Baptist School was one of them. Between 1999 and 2020, the school was renamed Robert E. Lee Junior High School after the Confederate States Army leader. On September 15, 2020, the school board approved the renaming of the school to Neville Junior High School.
Union Baptist School
OPENED: 1941
CLOSED: N/A
OTHER NAMES OF SCHOOL: Union High School, Robert E. Lee Junior High School, Neville Junior High School
CURRENT USE: High school
1600 N. 19th Street
Monroe, LA 71201
