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Photographer: Anderson County by Howard Woody
Taken: Circa 1914
Caption: Faculty, Reed Street School
Additional Description: The faculty of the Reed Street African-American High School included Prof. M.H. Gassaway as principal and teachers Mrs. Gassaway, Mr. Todd, Mrs. Todd, A. Anderson, I. Watson, Mr. Rhodes, M. Gassaway, Mrs. Moore, and M.G. Brown. Black teachers' average salaries for 1900 were $108 while salaries in 1901 were $113. In 1918 the Reed Street School had an enrollment of 286 students and 11 teachers in the 7 elementary grades and a 3-year high school program.
Submitted: October 25, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p224266
File Size: 0.428 Megabytes

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