Classroom at Whittier Primary School, associated

Classroom at Whittier Primary School, associated with Hampton Institute, Virginia, 1899-1900. An African American teacher appears to be giving a lesson about the cotton plant. Hampton Institute, was established by the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen (BSLOC_2017_20_144)

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