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Fontana Dam Schools
The photos of two schools at Fontana Dam, North Carolina in the early 1940s - Welch Cove Negro School and Fontana Village School - illustrate why the ensuing struggle to desegregate southern schools was so important.
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Subject
African Americans | Desegregation | Education
Creator
Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Record Group 142
Source
Kodak Negatives, 1933-1981
Historic Photograph Collection, 1933-1980
Date
February 1944 | November 1942
Rights
National Archives at Atlanta
Format
Still Image, 2 photos
Identifier
National Archives Identifier 279689
National Archives Identifier 7130538
Coverage
Fontana Village (N.C.)
Original Format
Negative
Tags
African Americans
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North Carolina