American Schools of the Past – Object #11 – Arkansas Primary Source Sets

Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia. Negro children going home from school, 1941.

<p>Photograph of a group of black children walking next to a dirt road near a wooden structure. At least 11 children are visible, some wearing overalls, and a few holding books or bags. A car is driving down the dirt road in the opposite direction. There are power lines visible in the background and the sky is cloudy.</p>

Group of black children walking near a building and along a road.

Questions:

Is this photograph from the inside or outside? How would you describe what you see in the photograph?

How is the school building in the photograph different from your school? How is it different from the photograph of white students leaving the school grounds?

What do you not see in the photograph?

Referring to group of white students coming home from school, what conclusions can you draw from the two pictures?

Citations

Delano, Jack, photographer. Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia. Negro children going home from school. Georgia Greene County Greensboro Greensboro. United States, 1941. Oct. Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.