Stratton Academy of the Arts

Stratton Academy of the Arts

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Above: Champaign County Historical Archives at The Urbana Free Library │ Below: Stratton Academy of the Arts

Stratton Academy of the Arts, an arts-themed, K–5 magnet school in Champaign, is named after Kenneth O. Stratton. In 1961, Stratton was elected the first Black councilman in the City of Champaign—and one of the first elected at large in the United States.