Raleigh county negro schools

This photo presentation means so much to me personally. I am in education because of my family. My grandparents were teachers who broke bounds and rules. My grandmother taught her students about college though few would ever be able to go. My grandfather became the 1st black assistant superintendent in the U.S. then became the 1st black superintendent in the U.S. My grandmother kept meticulous records of everything that happened from the 30's onward. I am grateful to be able to have the records my grandmother kept. My grandmother taught in a one room school house for many years before moving to Indiana and teaching in IPS. I never knew my grandfather but my grandmother made me feel like I knew him. My grandmother was born in 1910 and she was my living history book. I look back in sadness at the shape of these schools but so proud that my grandmother never let that define herself or her students. The entire county has 1 bus for the negro students but they still attended, to better themselves. My grandparents are the reason there are black teachers and why there are black administrators. I am so proud of my grandparents, I hope to make advances in special education the way my grandparents made advances in negro education.
This is the first times I've made anything out of my photos. I am so excited to do this with the 100's of photos and data my grandmother had. I love being able to send this to other family members. Unfortunately only 2 people other than myself are alive on my dad's side. My favorite part of the project was adding the thought bubbles above my granparents. It was a great way to add extra information without it covering the entire picture with text. I also learned to click "Post options" to allow comments on my post. When typing my post I have to select post options and allow reader comments so people can comment on the post.