(PHOTOGRAPHY) The Henderson Negro Institute Baseball Team

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(PHOTOGRAPHY.) The Henderson Negro Institute Baseball Team. Silver print photograph, 5 x 7 inches, on the original photographer's mount, overall size 7-3/4 x 9-7/8 inches. [North Carolina, circa 1921

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Fine image of the Henderson Negro Institute baseball team with their coach or manager. Sitting in front, in a three pieced suit is their well-dressed "bat-boy." The school was originally established in 1887 in Bluestone, VA (near Clarksville) by the United Presbyterian Church but was later moved to Henderson in 1891. The school's objective was to give black people an opportunity to obtain a good education. While the school was operated primarily to educate black teachers who were housed on the campus, it also taught pupils of all ages. The school remained in operation until 1970 when it was closed as a high school due to integration.