Handout E: Images of Segregation

Handout E: Images of Segregation

Washington, D.C. Public Schools, 1st Div-Class Making Geometric Forms with Paper, 1899

Library of Congress, Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection

1. Look closely at details in this photograph. How much space seems to be available for each student? What do you notice about classroom furnishings and materials?
2. Describe the condition of this classroom using two or three adjectives.

Crowded Segregated Classroom, ca. 1940s

Library of Congress, Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection

1. Look closely at details in this photograph. How much space seems to be available for each student? What do you notice about classroom furnishings and materials?
2. Describe the condition of this schoolhouse using two or three adjectives.