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18 vintage photos show how high schools have changed in the US

  • High schools in the US have changed dramatically since the late 19th century.
  • Since 1954, activists have fought racial inequalities in education and beyond.

Until the 20th century, high schools were typically attended only by the children of middle- and upper-class families, according to the Library of Congress.

But during the early 1900s, the country entered a period of significant social and political reform, which sparked increasing rates of high-school enrollment.

Since then, secondary education in the US has seen numerous dramatic changes, particularly following the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, which made segregation in public schools illegal.

Fascinating vintage photos show how much high schools have evolved over the past two centuries.

Lucy Yang contributed to an earlier version of this report.

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