Wendel A. White illuminates the remnants of segregated education in the northern United States through poignant photographs, urging introspection on the legacy of racism in America. Wendel A. White's photographic project, “Schools for the Colored,” delves into the legacy of racial segregation in America’s educational system.

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White's photographs move beyond mere representations of historical buildings; they are poignant narratives that continue to resonate in the present. Drawing inspiration from W.E.B. Du Bois' description of being “shut out from their world by a vast veil” as an African American, White employs a digital imaging technique that obscures the landscape surrounding the schools, symbolizing a “veil” of racial segregation. #WendelAWhite #SchoolsForTheColored
See “Schools for the Colored” by Wendel A. White on display, in the post-security connector between Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 and online at: https://bit.ly/3CCzf0y

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East High School 2007
Xenia, Ohio
Wendel A. White (b. 1956)
pigment inkjet print on paper
Courtesy of the artist
R2024.1301.018

Longwood School 2007
Charlestown, Pennsylvania
Wendel A. White (b. 1956)
pigment inkjet print on paper
Courtesy of the artist
R2024.1301.006

Miller Grove, Illinois 2007
Wendel A. White (b. 1956)
pigment inkjet print on paper
Courtesy of the artist
R2024.1301.003

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