- City:
- Trenton, NJ
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Parks and Recreation, Schools
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, National Youth Administration (NYA)
Description
Trenton, New Jersey’s old Lincoln School, then a segregated facility, was improved by the federal National Youth Administration (NYA) ca. 1936. The facility now operates as the Rivera School. Quote “The Dawn,” a monthly WPA newsletter, July 1936:
Twelve colored boys are constructing a baseball diamond at the Lincoln School, and eight girls are doing bookbinding work at the same school.
Source notes
"The Dawn," a New Jersey WPA publication; July 1936 issue, page 3. Found at the Jersey City Public Library's New Jersey Room.Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 8, 2015.
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