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| Creator: | Peeples, Edward H. (Edward Harden), 1935- |
| Title: | Mercy Seat Elementary School, Prince Edward County, Va., 1962-1963 |
| Date: | 1962-1963 |
| Description: | Mercy Seat Elementary School elementary schools African Americans Mercy Seat Elementary School for African Americans on secondary road 665 in Prince Edward County, Va. It was used by an African American congregation by permission of the school board as a meeting place for their burned out Mercy Seat Baptist Church. The school was built in 1927, served grades 1-5, and had a pupil capacity of 120. Two room schoolhouse, whitewash peeling, wood frame and clapboard construction. There was no indoor plumbing and no steam or hot water heat. 37.230352,-78.461403 Local identifier: pec027.tif |
| Types: | Black-and-white photographs |
| Subjects: | Mercy Seat Elementary School (Prince Edward County, Va.) | Schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | African American schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | Elementary schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | African American elementary schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | Public schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | School buildings--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | Discrimination in education--Virginia--Prince Edward County | Segregation in education--Virginia--Prince Edward County | Prince Edward County (Va.) |
| Collection: | Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools |
| Institution: | Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries |
| Contributors: | VCU Libraries. JBC Special Collections | Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools Project (VCU Libraries) |
| Online Publisher: | Richmond, Va. : VCU Libraries |
| Original Material: | Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools |
| Rights and Usage: | http://www.library.vcu.edu/copyright.html |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/pec,74 |
