Postcard:"Lincoln Lesson"

This modern reproduction postcard duplicates an early twentieth century postcard or photograph from the Penn School on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Now a National Historic Landmark, the school and the entire district carry a unique and important legacy in African-American history. The Penn School was established in 1862 as a school for freed slaves, known as Gullahs. The Gullahs are especially known for preserving more of their African linguistic and cultural heritage than any other African-American community in the U.S. Gullah words, phrases, foods, and songs in particular are sprinkled throughout American culture today. The postcard shows a staged photograph of a lesson on Abraham Lincoln, at the school.