Photograph
An integrated class of Clinton students standing in front of the schoolhouse. While Jim Crow laws remained strong throughout the “free state” of Kansas, including the city of Lawrence and institutions such as the University of Kansas, the rural communities of Clinton (and nearby Bloomington) offered small pockets of brief refuge. This is not to say that racism did not exist in these communities, but the early abolitionist settlers left a lasting impact on the political and social direction of these towns.
- Date
- 1910
- Contributor
- Claire Cox
- Town
- Clinton, Kansas
- Repository
- Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum
- Format
- JPG
- Identifier
- 2020_013_318ClintonSchoolStudentca1910
Location approximate.
Sources
- Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum, 2020.13.318.a