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School
desk and bench and bell,
c. 1870
(The Valentine Museum)
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Images 11 & 12 of 40
Crowded
into ill-furnished classrooms, often without blackboards and chalk, African-American
students and teachers nevertheless made do with whatever materials were
available.
African-American children were hungry for an education. Classrooms often
contained fifty or more children. |
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