Teaching Chess at Washington High School

ID: 562 ~ Source: M. Alexis Scott ~ Creator: Ebony Magazine ~ Date: 1959
This file appears in: Chess Champion
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This photograph from the Ebony Magazine profile of W.A. Scott III is captioned: "Speedy play dazzles Scott's seven young opponents from Washington High School."  Washington High was the only public school for black students until the desegregation of Atlanta's public schools in 1961.

This file appears in: Chess Champion

By W.A. Scott III
Editor's Note: W.A. Scott's obituary in the Atlanta Daily World describes his chess legacy as follows:"Well known in the area for his expertise in chess and rated an expert by the United Chess Federation, Scott was president of the Atlanta Chess…