Segregated school building in NYC landmarked
The only known surviving segregated public school in NYC from Jim Crow that served Black students was recently landmarked.
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The only known surviving segregated public school in NYC from Jim Crow that served Black students was recently landmarked.
The Colored School No. 4 served Black students from 1860 through 1894. In a unanimous vote the structure was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Colored School No. 4, constructed for Black children during the slavery era, has been named an official landmark in New York City.
The last known colored school in Manhattan is now a designated landmark in New York City.
New York City will also provide $6 million in funding to rehabilitate the building, which for 34 years was home to a school for Black children during segregation.