The History of the Negro in Education
- Title
- The History of the Negro in Education
- Description
- Washington’s mural shows a timeline of Black education from left to right. On the left side of the mural, he depicts slavery and lynching above enslaved people secretly reading. In the center, girls write “Emancipation Proclamation;” next, Booker T. Washington delivers his "Atlanta Compromise" speech. The right shows emerging Black professionals.
- Creator
- Abe Washington
- Date Created
- August 15, 1952
- Medium
- unknown
- Spatial Coverage
- 3rd floor, Hannah Hall, Texas Southern University
- Extent
- 253 x 71 in.
