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Images from Davis v County School Board of Prince Edward County

National Archives

Three images from Dorothy E. Davis, et. al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County et Al. Each image shows the auditorium of one of the schools in Prince Edward County. The first two images are from white schools and the third is from a Black school.

Large and clean auditorium with many rows of built-in seating and a balcony with additional seating.
Exhibit No. 14 - Auditorium at Farmville High School
Source: National Archives
Photo of an auditorium showing rows of built-in seating and a stage with a curtain, podium, and a piano.
Exhibit No. 30 - Auditorium at Worsham High School 
Source: National Archives
View of an auditorium with mismatched folding chairs lined up in front of a small stage with a curtain and a piano in front of the stage.
Exhibit No. 63 - Auditorium at R. R. Morton High School
Source: National Archives.

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  • Black‑and‑white photograph of a classroom filled with young students seated at wooden desks. Many students have one arm raised, as if responding to a question. In the foreground, one student sits at a desk facing the camera while others behind and to the sides raise their hands. The room includes a chalkboard or bulletin board along the back wall with several papers pinned up, a doorway at center-right, and large windows on the right side letting in light. Books and classroom materials are stacked near some desks, and the overall setting suggests an older, traditional schoolroom.

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    Separate & Unequal: Investigating the Road to Brown v. Board

    Students explore Investigation Stations to better understand the pivotal Brown v. Board of Education case that recognized the human and civil rights of all students by declaring school segregation unconstitutional.

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