Child drawing on a blackboard, the Liberation School

Item Information

Title:
Child drawing on a blackboard, the Liberation School
Description:
From a series of photographs labeled "Liberation School photo essay -- Black is beautiful." The Liberation School was set up as an alternative to white-dominated schools in Boston in the fall 1968. Simmering disputes between teachers (with African American community members) over the curriculum and governance led a group of six teachers from the Gibson School in Roxbury walking out with their students.
Photographer:
Simon, Peter, 1947-
Date:
[ca. September 30, 1968]
Format:
Photographs
Manuscripts
Genre:
Black-and-white negatives
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 001 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
The American Revolution Documentary Collection
Peter Simon Collection
Subjects:
African American students--Massachusetts--Boston--Photographs
Alternative schools--Massachusetts--Boston--Photographs
Public schools--Massachusetts--Boston--Photographs
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 photograph ; 35 mm.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/muph009-v06-sl052-i028
Terms of Use:
Copyright is held by Peter Simon. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries.
Contact host institution for more information.
Place of origin:
Boston (Mass.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
muph009-v06-sl052-i028