A few nights ago, I gave a lecture at the student union at Elizabeth City State University. For me it was a joyful evening-- and a night when I carried with me the memory of these photographs that I had found earlier in the day in the university's archives.
History of Education
Reading Shakespeare Down East
I think I just wanted us to remember that, once upon a time, teachers were revered, their knowledge treasured, and schools were not treated like the enemy the way they are now, and that it was once considered a noble and honorable thing to bring light and tenderness and love into the world.
David Cecelski 