Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Truly sad and incredible, indeed. Thanks for the history lesson! Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA On 29 Sep 2014, at 02:42, Barney Quinn <bjq1 at mac.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >