Jordan Elementary School an empty, silent testament to unequal school facilities

Robert J. Baker bbaker@theitem.com
Posted 2/23/11

JORDAN - When Willie Pearson attended Jordan Elementary School in the 1930s, she had to walk quite a few miles to get to school.

In the fall and winter, she would help other students and teachers gather wood to fuel the stove of the three-room, …

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