Integration in D.C. schools. Photo by Warren Leffler, 1964.
This preserved scene shows A female teacher stands at the front of a room next to a chalkboard filled with writing and looks towards a group of young children sitting at desks. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Integration in D.C. schools. Photo by Warren Leffler, 1964.
This preserved scene shows A female teacher stands at the front of a room next to a chalkboard filled with writing and looks towards a group of young children sitting at desks. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Integration in D.C. schools. Photo by Warren Leffler, 1964.
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
Image: Library of Congress | View original catalog record
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