Schools used to look a lot different in Illinois in the early 1900s, particularly with segregation still in effect. Here are some photos of how schools used to operate in Illinois in the early 1900s.
- This is a shot of the entrance southside of Chicago, Illinois.
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- This is a shot outside a Chicago high school for African-Americans.
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- This is a picture of a high school graduating class in Chicago, class of 1941.
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- Bobby Senise is on safety patrol outside this school in Blue Island, Illinois in 1943.
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- This was a school solely for African-American students in Colp, Illinois.
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- This is a school that black children attended in Tent City near Shawneetown, Illinois.
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- This is what the Herrin, Illinois school looked like in 1939.
Arthur Rothstein/Photogrammar
- The Ida B. Wells Housing Project community center was used as a kindergarten by the public school system.
Jack Delano/Photogrammar
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