Digest of the First Diaries of the Explorers

This collection contains a journal summarizing the first field reports from rural school explorers, who recorded daily life in Southern Black communities. It captures local customs, superstitions, family roles, school attitudes, and community tensions. The entries come from places like Fair Play and Red Oak in Georgia, Pine Bluff in Arkansas, and Washington Parish in Louisiana. Observations cover how people talk, what they value, what divides or unites them, and how schools fit into their lives. There are also notes on teacher quality, church influence, and hopes or confusion about help from the Rosenwald Fund.