Manual training class at Old Lincoln School

Girl Reserves at Old Lincoln School

Lincoln High School Graduating Class

Lincoln High School graduating class

Freshman Class at Old Lincoln School

Sub-freshmen cooking class

Last day of Old Lincoln School

Chemistry class at Old Lincoln School

Boys Glee Club at Old Lincoln School

Teachers and students outside Frederick Douglass School

Lincoln School Library
African Americans were not allowed to use the Springfield Public Library until city public schools were integrated in 1954.
Public Library books had to be requested at Lincoln.
It was open only during school hours and two nights a week.
Springfield, Mo.
Circa 1950

The Uninvited Jester