Title

WASHINGTON VOCATIONAL SCHOOL: SCHOOL BUILDING (OLD FRANKLIN) (1936)

Description

The Booker T. Washington Vocational School was the only vocational school for African Americans in St. Louis. In comparison to the Hadley Technical school, it suffered from lack of funding and was ignored by the City of St. Louis. It was the center for the African American workers union the Skilled Building Mechanics Association who petitioned for desegregation and equal opportunity in the segregated unions of St. Louis. It was led by St. Louis Alderman Joseph W. B. Clark Senior.

Subject

Booker T. Washington Vocational School

African American Students

Schools

St. Louis History

Hadley Technical

Skilled Building Mechanics Association

Segregation

Civil Rights

Fight for Equal Opportunities

Joseph W. B. Clark Senior

Source

https://mohistory.org/collections/item/P0900-17034-01-8n