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Homeschooled: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 2:22pm.
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January 1939. "Negro sharecropper mother teaching children numbers and alphabet in home. Transylvania, Louisiana." Medium-format nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
News Paper on walls?
Submitted by z396z28 on Fri, 01/18/2013 - 12:58pm.
Why was this common? Was it to keep the mosquitoes out? Just curious.
[Insulation against drafts. - tterrace]
None Better
Submitted by Bull City Boy on Fri, 01/18/2013 - 11:09am.
There's never been a more poignant picture on Shorpy. From the CARDUI calendar, the Natchez newspapers on the wall, the irons by the fireplace, it is perfect. Thanks Dave and Russell Lee
The Thirst for Knowledge
Submitted by DRGW476 on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 10:11pm.
The grammar may not be quite the King's English, but this picture eloquently illustrates the thirst for knowledge, the desire to learn, and the will to make sure that happens for one's kin. In the Jim Crow South, it also pictures the ongoing daily resistance to the harsh indignities of a nation that sometimes seemed more devoted to the practice of denying the rights of various groups of its citizens, rather than ensuring everyone enjoys them.
This is exactly the sort of image that makes Shorpy such a great resource for educators trying to open difficult conversations about our past.
At least she's trying
Submitted by sjack on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 4:13pm.
Under the circumstances she seems to be doing the best she can with the available resources. Hopefully, those children were able to go to school at some point. I don't fault anything in this photo.
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