Sumner High was all black, but very high class - these were the children of doctors, professional people.... My mother was basically a maid, and the man she was living with...was a truck driver.... So in this new school, I was still feeling sort of lower class. Tina Turner
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1875/00/00 | Original Sumner High, the first high school for Black Americans west of the Mississippi and the only one in St Louis until 1927, opens on 11th St between Poplar St and Spruce St. | |||||
| 1908/00/00 | William B Ittner | Architect | Current Sumner High School is built. | |||
| 1940/09/00 | Chuck Berry | Education | Berry enters Sumner High School in 1940, by 1944 he was struggling to reach his Junior year and drops out. | |||
| 1941/00/00 | Chuck Berry | Performer | Chuck Berry launches his musical career, singing Jay McShann's "Confessin' the Blues" at a school program. The school auditorium explodes with applause and Berry is complimented with a tremendous ovation. | |||
| 1958/00/00 | Tina Turner | Education | Anna Mae Bullock graduates from Sumner High School with a aspirations of becoming a nurse. |
| Particulars for Sumner, Charles, High School: | |
|---|---|
| Architectural Style | American Colonial Revival |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Cultural Affiliation | Black American |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Georgian Revival |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Civil rights | Racial Segregation |
| Historic Use | School |