Browse Exhibits (2 total)

Risley Elementary PTA Meeting Invitations

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Photographs of hand-made PTA invitations created by the Risley Elementary School PTA for parents during the 1969-1970 school year

Remembering African American Education in Brunswick During Segregation

These edited clips offer personal accounts of segregated education for African Americans in Brunswick, Georgia.  Memories include discussions of life, academics, athletics, and the importance of schools to the Black community.  The interviews include the experiences of students and faculty who attended local elementary schools, the Selden Institute, and - most promintently - Risley High School.