African American boy in front of a poster of Stokely Carmichael, the Liberation School
Description:
From a series of photographs labeled "Liberation School photo essay -- Black is beautiful." The Liberation School was set up as an alternative to white-dominated schools in Boston in the fall 1968. Simmering disputes between teachers (with African American community members) over the curriculum and governance led a group of six teachers from the Gibson School in Roxbury walking out with their students.
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