JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, a public magnet school in Jacksonville named after local black civil rights activist, is creating a new advisory group to help improve the culture at the school after students came forward to share their experiences with racism. Students and alumni recently started sharing their stories with former student Jade Collins, 19, who then shared them in a Douglas Anderson Facebook group. Douglas Anderson was originally a black school NO one acknowledges that nor do they appreciate it and instead throw it under the rug, another post reads. Douglas Anderson School of the Arts was established in 1922 and was originally named the South Jacksonville School. He was best known for his efforts to provide transportation for black students, operating the only bus service for them in Duval County.