Interior of an African-American schoolhouse: NOT the Laurel Grove School.

Title

Interior of an African-American schoolhouse: NOT the Laurel Grove School.

Description

In this typical southern classroom of the early 1900s, barefoot children work under the supervision of a single teacher, who taught all subjects, ages, and grades. Courtesy Library of Congress.

Source

From the Virginia Historical Society’s exhibition: the Civil Rights Movement in Virginia, 2004, Web site: http://vahistorical.org/civilrights/education.htm#images
Library of Congress
www.loc.gov

Date

early 1900s

Files

Citation

"Interior of an African-American schoolhouse: NOT the Laurel Grove School. ," in Teaching with Laurel Grove School, Item #46, https://chnm.gmu.edu/laurelgrove/items/show/46 (accessed February 1, 2022).