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[Composite photo showing two schools for African-American children in Virginia in 1961, a "one room shack" and an unused $850,000 facility]

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1961 Apr 26.
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  1. African Americans
  2. Education
  3. Educational Facilities
  4. Photographic Prints
  5. Transmitted Images
  6. Virginia

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