Schools

Classroom in the newest building, a war surplus building, in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. The walls are bare, the classroom is overcrowded, and there is improper lighting. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Side view of the conditions of the Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. Some windows can't be opened and the screens are falling off. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Front view of the unstable Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Side view of the ramshackle Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

The ramshackle Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Photo of what appears to be an old schoolhouse near the Grandview farm. Caption says "Dear Old Rock Ford." One of a series of photos from Mary Jane Truman's Christmas Album, 1906. From: Copied from photos lent to the Truman Library by Martha Ann Swoyer, a daughter of Vivian Truman.

Barclay School for Negros, Talladega, Alabama. Sent by W. Hardin Hughes, Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Talladega College, Alabama.

King's Chapel School for Negroes, Talladega County, Alabama. Sent by W. Hardin Hughes, Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Talladega College, Alabama.