Franklin Street School - Northeast African American Historic Places Map (sitios de interés)
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| 712 Lafayette Street | Cape May, NJ 08204 | | ||
About: The Franklin Street School is a New Jersey African American historic site and a contributing building to the Cape May National Historic District. It is one of the last remaining structures in the state to have served as a segregated school for African American children. It is also one of the few remaining buildings which testifies to a once-vibrant African American community in Cape May.
The period of significance for the School is between 1927, when its construction began, and 1948, when segregation in New Jersey's public schools was banned by a new state constitution. In 2002, the Center for Community Arts (CCA) acquired a 25-year lease on Franklin Street School from the City of Cape May. Since then, CCA has been grooming the historic building for its re-emergence as the Franklin Street School Community Cultural Center
 Franklin Street School, ca. 1920sPhotos and text courtesy Center for Community Arts |
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