American Schools of the Past – Object #3

School for African American Children, Fayetteville, Arkansas

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<p>The photograph is faded and torn. It shows the school building with black students of different ages standing outside. They are dressed formally, the boys with jackets and hats, the girls in dresses.</p>

Students stand outside of school for African American children, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Questions:

How do we know this picture was taken in the past?

Describe the children. How do they look similar to and different from your class and teacher?

Does this look like your school? How is it the same?  How is it different?

What questions do you have about this photograph?

Citations

F. P. Rose Photograph Collection (UALR.PH.0103), UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture.