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Archive Home > 2010 > January > 21 > Historic black schools restored as landmarks

Historic black schools restored as landmarks

By Erik Eckholm / The Bulletin
January 21, 2010

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Until 1923, the only school in the largely black farm settlement of Pine Grove was the one hand-built by parents, a drafty wooden structure in the churchyard. Anyone who could read and write could serve as teacher. With no desks and paper scarce, teachers used painted wood for a....

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