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Description

A Dilapidated school building used to educate African Americans during the segregated Jim Crow era. Photograph from scrapbook entitled, "Picture Story of Trinity School." Caption reads: A SCHOOL FOR NEGRO CHILDREN 5 MILES FROM ATHENS. THIS IS ONE AMONG THE WORST EXAMPLES OF THE MANY SCHOOLS THAT ARE HELD IN CHURCHES AND OTHER SUCH BUILDINGS.

Details
Title

Athens (Ala.) Negro school

Date Created

1940s

Description

A Dilapidated school building used to educate African Americans during the segregated Jim Crow era. Photograph from scrapbook entitled, "Picture Story of Trinity School." Caption reads: A SCHOOL FOR NEGRO CHILDREN 5 MILES FROM ATHENS. THIS IS ONE AMONG THE WORST EXAMPLES OF THE MANY SCHOOLS THAT ARE HELD IN CHURCHES AND OTHER SUCH BUILDINGS.

Topical Subject(s)

Schools--Alabama--Athens--1940-1950
One-room schools--Alabama--Athens--1940-1950
Rural Schools--Alabama--Athens--1940-1940
School children--Alabama--Athens--1940-1950
African Americans--Schools--Alabama--Athens 1940-1949

Geographical Subject(s)

Athens (Ala.)

Extent

Black and White photograph, 7.25 x 9.25 inches.

Type of Resource

still image

Source

American Missionary Association Archives Addenda, Box 7, Folder 12, https://amistad-finding-aids.tulane.edu/repositories/2/resources/81

Publisher

Amistad Research Center

Rights

Physical rights are retained by the Amistad Research Center. ©1998 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents. https://ccp.arizona.edu/copyright/copyright-permissions