Elderly African American man showing teachers how to cane a chair in a wooden church building in Clayton, Alabama.

Elderly African American man showing teachers how to cane a chair in a wooden church building in Clayton, Alabama.

"An old negro basket weaver who had learned his trade in slavery days was employed to give the teachers lessons in basket making, bottoming chairs and such work."

Bibliographic Details
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/18227

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