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| Creator: | Collins, Marjory, 1912-1985 |
| Title: | Reading lesson in African American elementary school in Washington, D.C. |
| Date: | 1942 |
| Description: | This photograph, taken by Marjory Collins in 1942, depicts young African American students and their teacher in a Washington, D.C. classroom. They appear to be participating in a guided reading lesson. A young girl stands before her class and reads aloud. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Black-and-white photographs |
| Subjects: | African American children--Washington (D.C.) | African American students--Washington (D.C.) | African American teachers--Washington (D.C.) | Segregation in education--United States | Education, Elementary--Washington (D.C.) | African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century | Reading (Elementary)--Washington (D.C.) | Washington (D.C.) |
| Collection: | With an Even Hand: Brown vs. Board at Fifty |
| Institution: | Library of Congress |
| Contributors: | Library of Congress | "With an Even Hand": Brown v. Board at Fifty Collection (Library of Congress) |
| Online Publisher: | [Washington, D.C.] : Library of Congress |
| Original Material: | Forms part of the "With an Even Hand": Brown v. Board at Fifty Collection, Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. |
| Related Materials: | Forms part of the "With an Even Hand": Brown v. Board at Fifty Collection. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/images/br0057Cs-th.jpg |
