Historical Photograph: Students at Rear of Penn School
Subject
Penn School
Title
Historical Photograph: Students at Rear of Penn School
Date
c. 1899-1905
Type
Historical Photograph
Description
The University of North Carolina Special Collections Library features a photo, by Helen C. Jenks, taken between 1899 and 1905 of Penn School- one of the first schools for formerly enslaved African Americans established on St. Helena Island in Beaufort, South Carolina. The image shows a large group of African American students standing at the rear of the school.
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Publisher
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contributor: Penn School)
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“Historical Photograph: Students at Rear of Penn School,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 17, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/716.