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Search Site Tips  Home  Agriculture  Architecture  Artists  Authors  Books  Cemeteries  Churches  Dorchester Historical Society  Entertainment  Entertainers  Industry & Commerce  Institutions  Maps  Monuments  Myths  Postcard Images  Public Figures  Schools     Dorchester High School     Gibson School     Harris School     Home School for Young Ladies     Industrial School for Girls     William Monroe Trotter School     More on Schools..  Town History  Walking Tours		Header  William Monroe Trotter School (Elementary) 35 Humboldt Avenue, Dorchester Built 1969 William Monroe Trotter (1872-1934), a political leader and civil rights activist, was born on an Ohio farm. When he was still an infant, his family moved to Boston. He grew up in Hyde Park, where he was valedictorian of the class of 1886. Trotter graduated from Harvard in 1895 and received his Master's Degree one year later. He was the founder and editor of the Boston black newspaper The Guardian and committed his life to the struggle for civil and political rights for his people. His home still stands on Jones Hill. Source: What's In a Name? Names of Boston's Schools: Their Origin. Boston: School Volunteers for Boston and the Boston Public Schools, 1980. Feedback Do you know something about this topic? Do you have other pictures or items or knowledge to share? What about a personal story? Are you a collector? Do you have questions? Contact us here. Created: March 7, 2004   Modified: February 13, 2005