[Leica] IMG: Seen Along the Way - The Drayden School

[bjq1 at mac.com (Barney Quinn)]

This is the Drayden school, a one room school house built in 1890 for black 
children. One teacher taught grades 1 through 7 and there were often 40 
children trying to learn in this small building. It was in use until 1944. 
That stuns because it means this building was in use as a school during my 
lifetime! Black children in Maryland were not allowed to attend high school 
until 1934. Once a black child finished the seventh grade that was more or 
less it for his or her education. Very, very tragic.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Barney/drayden_school.jpg.html

Comments and criticisms welcome!

Barney