Episode 36: The Washington Negro School

Episode 36: The Washington SchoolGuest: Mr. Howard Pruitt and Mrs. Alice SmithDewhitt has a social justice conversation with two alumni of the Washington Negro School located in Monroe City, Missouri, Mrs. Alice Smith, and Mr. Howard Pruitt. The Washington School is on the National Register for Historic Places. To qualify, properties eligible for listing include buildings, districts, sites, structures, and objects that are significant to local, state, or national history because of the integrity of their location, design, setting, materials, feeling, and association. Dewhitt, Howard, and Alice discuss the following:Alice and Howard’s careersAdvice for high school and college studentsFDR’s 1933 New DealWorks Project Administration (Labor Focus)Public Works Administration (Grant and Loans)What the Washington School was likeWhat the Washington School means to themThe owner of the schoolThe degradation of the schoolSolutions for the problemhttps://mostateparks.com/sites/mostateparks/files/Washington%20School.pdfPlease respond to this episode via emailDave Almanye-mail: [email protected]: davealmany.comblog: rollingdownhwy83.blogspot.comcamp site: [email protected] (Alice Smith) [email protected] (Howard Pruitt)You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.https://dlbspodcast.buzzsprout.com   https://blog.feedspot.com/social_justice_podcasts/   https://peculiarbooks.org   Also if you are interested in exercise and being healthy check out the Top 20 Triathlon Podcasts.https://blog.feedspot.com/triathlon_podcasts/