National Training School, Trades Hall Front and Side Exterior
A photograph showing both the front exterior and one side of the former Trades Hall. The two-story building sits between trees, with the building having a paved pathway to the front entrance on the second story.
The Progressive National Baptist Convention and National Training School for Women and Girls Historic District: The buildings and archway date to the school founded by civil rights and education leader Nannie Helen Burroughs.
Nannie Helen Burroughs, a leader in advocating for African American women’s education and a civil rights activist, combined her education and leadership roles in the National Baptist Convention with…