Entering the one-room schoolhouse, we see the wood interior and two large chalkboards mounted in the front of the room. Several desks are dispersed throughout. At times, as many as thirty students sat in this room to learn. These chalkboards, desks, and other supplies were received second-hand from local all-white schools. When Worton Point, and other African American schoolhouses like it, received these items, they were often already broken or heavily used. Additionally, despite the condition of these supplies, African American schools were at times required to purchase them from the white schools. The quality of learning tools, as simple as a chair to sit in, serves as a tangible example of the disparities in the education system African Americans have faced since the establishment of these schools.

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