Inside Our School World: African-American Schools during a Century of Segregation, Charles County, Maryland exhibit and web site celebrates the academic achievements of the Charles County African-American community, despite the hardships imposed by racial segregation from the 1860s to the 1960s. This is a dynamic and evolving site. The purpose of which is to add new information, as it becomes available. Owing to the interactive element of this site, we hope it will grow in content and depth with the addition of new material that will come from those visitors who wish to take advantage of the opportunity to share their knowledge of and experiences in the County's 
African -American schools. Disclaimer

For more information on this project and the associated traveling exhibits, please go to the traveling exhibits section of this web site. 

Tour the schools, sports, and activities that were a part of the everyday life of school children in Charles County, Maryland, during the segregation years. Listen to actual conversations with some of the African-Americans who attended these schools in Charles County. 

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"Inside Our School World: African American Schools during a Century of Segregation, Charles County, Maryland" is a project of the "Strive Not to Equal But to Excel" partnership supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. See credits.