The History of the Negro in Education

Original Title

The History of the Negro in Education

Date

1952-08-15

Creator

Abe Washington See all items with this value

Description

Washington’s mural is a timeline of Black education. On the left, he depicts slavery and lynching above enslaved people secretly reading. In the center, students write “Emancipation Proclamation” and Booker T. Washington delivers his "Atlanta Compromise" speech. The right depicts emerging Black professionals.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Education See all items with this value

HBCU student work See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black art

Civil War, 1861-1865

Educators

Enslaved people

Racial violence

Reconstruction

Current Location

3rd Floor, West Corridor, Hannah Hall, Texas Southern University

Location

Houston

Texas

United States

Type

Murals

Additional Techniques

Mural painting

Measurements

71 in x 253 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

9

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0291

Rights

All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Hannah Hall Murals See all items with this value

References

"The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom - Booker T. Washington's "Atlanta Compromise" Speech." Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/multimedia/booker-t-washington.html.