<Figure 5.4 The Clarendon County, high school for white children>
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The Clarendon County, high school for white children
This is similar to my comment on the last post. It is extremely clear white education was prioritized and there truly was no “equal”
Figure 5.4 shows a well-equipped high school for white children in Clarendon County, with proper classrooms, libraries, and facilities. Compared to the schools for Black students, it highlights the huge gap in resources and learning conditions, showing how segregated schools were inherently unequal and supporting the NAACP’s case that “separate but equal” was unfair in practice.
What stands out even more is the absence of a comparable Black high school. In many rural Southern counties at the time, Black students either had no access to a local high school or were forced into overcrowded elementary spaces. That gap alone undermines any serious claim of equality.
This looks more like a residence or vacation home than a school, underscoring the stark differences between what was offered to black students and to white students. The school was probably filled with teachers (plural) who taught various subjects, and probably provided after-school activities. Looking back at the Liberty Hill colored school, there was most likely one teacher who taught a whole room of students because of being short-staffed due to funding and expertise.
The same as the elementary school, it is a lot bigger and cleaner compared to the elementary school for Black children
Truly insane. The power lines? The clear signs of advancements here? And the fact that there is no Black high school to compare? The institutional racism is glaring.
The fact that there isn’t a comparison with a black high school because there wasn’t one is genuinely sad.
But this is okay! Because the black high schoolers had a room to share with the first graders…
There is no comparison photo because there was no “black” high-school….
This would be around the size of one to two floors of the Daley Library- but there are two distinctions that make this place far more advanced. Firstly, the chimney stack means that they receive heating. Secondly, there are three powerlines that, while faint, means that they have electricity and communications.
It is still shocking how the original, already discriminatory, separate but equal doctrine, ultimately just resulted in separate and no one enforced the equal.