Crowded Segregated Classroom

4/27/1961-Farmville, VA-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: The Federal Government, in an unprecedented move, asked the courts yesterday to force Prince Edward County, Va., to reopen its public schools on a racially-integrated basis. Since 6/1959, there have been no public school facilities for the estimated 1,700 negro children there. The 1,400 white children attend private schools financed by state, county, and private contributions made in lieu of tax payments. This photo, made yesterday, shows negro students attending school in a one-room shack. The teacher is Mrs. Althea Jones.