▁the ▁Upper ▁Mar l bor o ▁area ▁had ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁African - American ▁children . ▁In ▁the ▁Upper ▁Mar l bor o ▁area , ▁white ▁students ▁attended ▁Upper ▁Mar l bor o ▁High ▁School ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁area ▁black ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Baltimore ▁or ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁high ▁school . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Black ▁students ▁attended ▁Frederick ▁Doug lass ▁High ▁School ▁( former ly ▁Mar l bor o ▁( Color ed ) ▁High ▁School ), ▁which ▁initially ▁occupied ▁the ▁school ▁building ▁used ▁by ▁white ▁students ▁pre - 1 9 2 1 ; ▁Doug lass ▁got ▁new ▁buildings ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁Public ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁area ▁include : ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁Element ary ▁School ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁K etter ing ▁Element ary ▁School ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Matt ap oni ▁Element ary ▁School ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Mar l ton ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Mel wood ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Perry wood ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Pat ux ent ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Henry ▁A . ▁W ise , ▁Jr . ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁Fred rick ▁Doug lass ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁L argo ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁Private ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁area ▁include : ▁ ▁River dale ▁Bapt ist ▁ ▁Fair h aven ▁School ▁ ▁Ex cell ence ▁Christian