Structures that Transformed Education
1724 to 1974


With my project, Structures that Transformed Education – 1724 to 1974, I am creating a photographic typological study of school properties that are associated with critical events, court cases, and educational programs that are connected with proceedings that both led to and followed the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown vs Board of Education that in 1954 overturned the doctrine of “Separate but Equal” in public education. Link to Full Work Statment
Bray Schools

1724 to 1776
The Associates of
Dr. Bray Schools

Independence Hall

1789 to Present
Judiciary Act of 1789, Established the Supreme Court

Peoria Indian School

1819 to Present - Civilization Fund Act of 1819, American Indian Education

Pleasant Valley School

1827 to 1872 - Common School Movement

Elisha Payne Female Boarding School

1837 to Present - Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Philander Smith College

1837 to Present - Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Abiel Smith School

1849 - Smith School, Roberts v. City of Boston, Boston, MA

Berea College

1908 - Berea v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Berea College, KY

Rosenwald Schools

1912 to 1932 - Rosenwald Schools

Monnet Hall

1948 - Sipuel v. Oklahoma State Board of Regents, OK

Bizzell Library Front Doors

1950 - McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, OK

Summer School

1952 - Sumner Schools, Kansas
Bro. v. Board of Edu

Monroe School

1952 - Monroe Schools, Kansas
Bro. v. Board of Edu

Central High School

1957 - Central High School, Arkansas

Stedman School

1973 - Keyes v. Denver School District No. 1, CO

Hannah School

1974 - Equal Educational Opportunities Act