On March 1, 1890, the California Supreme Court, in Wysinger vs. Crookshank, reversed the lower court decision and ordered ...

The schoolhouse was built around 1849 and became one of the city’s “colored schools” in 1860. There were eight public primary schools in Manhattan at the time that served 2,377 Black students.

New York City will provide $6 million in funding to rehabilitate the newly landmarked building, which for 34 years was home to a school for Black children during segregation. By Lola Fadulu For ...

That “hidden truth,” as King calls it, is at the heart of Color Beyond the Lines, a documentary premiering on Saturday, June 21, in Hendersonville. The film, directed by David Weintraub, explores the ...

For several decades in the 19th century, “Colored School No. 4” in Manhattan was a bustling center of activity for the city’s Black population, a sign of advancement for a community that ...

The outlet states Colored School No. 4 was built around 1849, and in 1860 it became one of eight public schools for Black students in Manhattan. The halls of the school have seen over 2,377 students.

“Between 1869 and 1873, the building housed the Colored School of Newark under the leadership of Principal James Miller Baxter Jr., the first Black principal in Newark’s school system ...

Bellevue Avenue Colored School via Trenton City Museum In 1923 ... The school would remain an establishment for African American children until public schools were desegregated.

Board)," Brownie said. "It had a devastating effect not only on the school building and its demographics but also on Black communities and families. Educators of color were the lynchpin to ...

In honor of Black History Month ... The school was referred to as one of the "best colored schools in the state" when Riley ...

The sun emerged over a renovated Hockessin Colored School #107C as students returned ... She took her case to Louis Redding, the first African-American lawyer in Delaware's history.

“As the only known surviving former ‘colored school’ in Manhattan, it is a reminder of the history of racist segregation policies in New York City and has important associations with the ...