1. Who is represented? Who isn’t? What emotions or questions come up as you compare them?

   
   

2. What do these two images say about how far we’ve come and how far we haven’t?

   
   

3. How does this history show up in our classrooms, communities, or policies right now?

🏚️ More than a century later, many of the same neighborhoods, Brucetown, Pralltown, Russell, Smoketown, remain impacted by systemic disinvestment and discriminatory housing policy.

1. How can learning about these historic Black schools help us understand our role as educators today?

   
   

2. What are small but meaningful things I can do in my classroom to create a more equitable and inclusive space, just like these schools once did?

   
   

3. What lessons from the failures of Reconstruction should we carry with us into our work in today’s schools and communities?