The Wadleigh History Project is a collaborative public digital history project to recognize, document, and teach the 120-year history of Black students, teachers, and community members at Harlem’s Wadleigh High School (1902-1954), Wadleigh Junior High School (1954-1993), and Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing and Visual Arts (1997-present).
This is work in progress, most recently updated in August 2024.
Yearbooks
Explore Wadleigh yearbooks from 1908 through 1987
Above: Wadleigh Way [1960]
Oral histories
Listen to Wadleigh alumni and former teachers recount their stories of the school.
Above: Vinie Burrows Oral History
Exhibits
Browse exhibits to learn more about Wadleigh over time.