ABSTRACT
A granite "Memorial Arch" stands behind Frederick Douglass High School in the historic Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans' Upper 9thWard. The arch, 29 feet high, 21 feet wide, and 7 feet thick, was constructed following World War I and dedicated in 1919 to recognize the military service of Upper 9th Ward residents. Adorned with embossed bronze plaques, it includes several lists of names: White men killed in action or who died in service; white men in active service; and colored men who died in service or continued in active service (Times-Picayune, 1919). Separate plaques for white and black soldiers are a reminder of the racial inequities and segregation that have shaped Douglass High School since its beginnings.
