1950s
W.F. Branch High School, the Newport school for African American children, was imposing. In the wake of the 1954 Brown decision by the US Supreme Court, the Newport School Board constructed additional modern school buildings in an attempt to stave off school...
1910's, Photo Search
Described only as “Minnie,” this beautifully dressed woman was Lady Elizabeth Watson’s nursemaid. All wealthy white Newport families hired African American nurses for their small children, and they liked to think they treated their maids as a part...
1900s, Photo Search
The cadet company of the Supreme Council of Shepherds, Uniform Rank No. 1 was an organization for the benefit of African American youngsters, apparently in Newport. This photograph from the early 1900’s captures the pride that these young men felt in their...
1900s, Photo Search
Built in 1896 and torn down in 1911, the yellow-brick Newport Free School was located between Third and Fourth Streets on Walnut Street. It was open to all white children in Jackson County. The county did not offer public education to its African American residents...
