Thomas Jefferson High School was a public high school in Port Arthur, Texas and a part of the Port Arthur Independent School District. Prior to 1965 schools were segregated by race and white students attended Jefferson; the school began admitting black students that year.Mitchell, Carol T. Taylor. "The Role of Race and Culture in the Science Classroom" (Chapter 14). In: Conyers, James L. (editor). Black Cultures and Race Relations. Rowman & Littlefield, 2002. , 9780830415748. Start: p. 223. CITED: p. 223-224.
In 2002 it merged into Memorial High School.
Janis Joplin and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson were 1960 graduates of the school. Ralph Gean was a student at the school around the same time. Clark, Brian M. "The Amazing Ralph Gean – The Tumultuous Tale of a Tenacious Troubadour." Drunk Jerk: A Chrestomathy of Carousal and Critique. Pg. 27. Discriminate Media, 2025. .
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