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 | North Carolina