Murden School in Crawfordville, Georgia, the only African American school in Taliaferro County.

When black students attempted to transfer to the all-white Alexander Stephens Institute in Crawfordville, the county closed the school to prevent the integration. In protest, many of the African American students refused to go back to Murden, instead attending a Freedom School established by the SCL...

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Main Author:	Langford, Dave
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/100746

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Media Group Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Photographs
spellingShingle	Photographs Murden School in Crawfordville, Georgia, the only African American school in Taliaferro County. Langford, Dave
fulltopic	Photographs Buildings; Education; Race relations--Georgia; School integration; Schools; Segregation--Georgia; Crawfordville (Ga.)
description	When black students attempted to transfer to the all-white Alexander Stephens Institute in Crawfordville, the county closed the school to prevent the integration. In protest, many of the African American students refused to go back to Murden, instead attending a Freedom School established by the SCLC.
spelling	BN0017843_04BN0017843Murden School in Crawfordville, Georgia, the only African American school in Taliaferro County.When black students attempted to transfer to the all-white Alexander Stephens Institute in Crawfordville, the county closed the school to prevent the integration. In protest, many of the African American students refused to go back to Murden, instead attending a Freedom School established by the SCLC.1965-10-131960-1969Langford, DaveBirmingham News65-08476Buildings; Education; Race relations--Georgia; School integration; Schools; Segregation--Georgia; Crawfordville (Ga.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/100746
title	Murden School in Crawfordville, Georgia, the only African American school in Taliaferro County.
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Murden School in Crawfordville, Georgia, the only African American school in Taliaferro County.

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