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Old building of Fair Street School when it was a school for African-Americans. The Board of Education voted to build new classrooms in 1951. In 1934 there were 431 Black students.

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Title:Old building of Fair Street School when it was a school for African-Americans. The Board of Education voted to build new classrooms in 1951. In 1934 there were 431 Black students.
Date:1935
Description:

Gainesville, ca. 1935. Fair Street School seen here when it was a school attended by black students. In 1951 additional rooms were built to accommodate the growing student population.

Types:Photographs
Subjects:Segregation in education--Georgia--Gainesville | Schools--Georgia--Gainesville | African Americans--Georgia--Gainesville | Architecture--Georgia--Gainesville | Education--Georgia--Gainesville | Gainesville (Ga.) | Hall County (Ga.)
Collection:Vanishing Georgia
Institution:Digital Library of Georgia
Contributors:Georgia. Dept. of Archives and History | Digital Library of Georgia
Online Publisher:2004
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Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.

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Persistent Link to Item:http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/id:hal359