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Inside Lincoln School
![Lincoln School Entrance.jpeg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/4b290070-db92-4e39-9610-7c03011863e6/Lincoln+School+Entrance.jpeg)
![Lincoln School Entry.jpeg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/b4d9441e-104b-4697-80a9-677a64cab29c/Lincoln+School+Entry.jpeg)
![Lincoln School Front.jpeg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/7e59d764-0ceb-45ac-bd51-0762f631b4e6/Lincoln+School+Front.jpeg)
![Lincoln School House.jpeg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/bab50ab0-4c95-4af4-bdf2-7e5890989b54/Lincoln+School+House.jpeg)
![6 Windows Lincoln School.jpeg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/5944b8ff-3f5b-409d-a2c6-696967d86c0a/6+Windows+Lincoln+School.jpeg)
![Stained Glass.jpeg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/97d6d507-ee83-4116-9cbf-f2c36ae8edb9/Stained+Glass.jpeg)
![Downstairs Bathroom.jpeg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/b9f4fa9a-d361-48b7-9ad6-7ed500ea0bbc/Downstairs+Bathroom.jpeg)
![Instrument Lincoln School.jpeg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/b1c46a16-26a4-4161-94c5-6ad694612009/Instrument+Lincoln+School.jpeg)
![Wood Floors Lincoln School.jpeg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/b79bbcc6-d9c5-4cea-a81d-4d65876ffe4d/Wood+Floors+Lincoln+School.jpeg)
![Lincoln School Kitchen.jpeg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/994d59c0-db0a-4769-8b54-0a3a7e29acb7/Lincoln+School+Kitchen.jpeg)
![Stairway.jpeg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/476e8535-9cc7-4534-864c-87aeef860ffa/Stairway.jpeg)
The Artwork
By God's Grace - Dr. Bolaji Ogunwo | A mural of class instruction in Lincoln School.
![Crockett Oaks Jr. painted in his desk at Lincoln School.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/089ec958-8397-4ee0-827e-04227e96ca5a/Crockett+Oaks+Jr.+in+Mural.jpeg)
Crockett Oaks Jr. painted in his desk at Lincoln School.
![The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families by Karida Brown and Charly Palmer depicted in the mural in Lincoln School.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/93c98518-78fc-4daa-aab7-7e9ed1b08ae7/The+Brownies+Book+in+Mural.jpeg)
The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families by Karida Brown and Charly Palmer depicted in the mural in Lincoln School.
![The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families by Karida Brown and Charly Palmer](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/8e8d234c-e022-46cd-8337-e939148da63c/the+brownies+book+close+up.jpeg)
The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families by Karida Brown and Charly Palmer
![George Washington Carver: An Innovated Life by Elizabeth MacLeod](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/f9325e84-6c2c-4417-b5a1-08175e883cda/Dr.+Carver+Book+Mural.jpeg)
George Washington Carver: An Innovated Life by Elizabeth MacLeod
![The Lincoln School Project's logo painted in the clock hanging on the wall of Lincoln School in the mural.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/f81e0c4e-dc7d-4496-b312-d632fea0fbd1/clock2+lincoln+school.jpeg)
The Lincoln School Project's logo painted in the clock hanging on the wall of Lincoln School in the mural.
![sheer table cloth in mural.jpeg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/662939d4-a084-46e0-a131-eef35c46ade6/sheer+table+cloth+in+mural.jpeg)
![books in mural.jpeg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/78d8b687-9e23-4d01-a846-43a4ad89cdc2/books+in+mural.jpeg)
![Dr. Bolaji Ogunwo's signature - the artist behind the mural.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/a10c1758-1c1c-43c1-9f84-5899da8027c4/Artists+Signature+Mural.jpeg)
Dr. Bolaji Ogunwo's signature - the artist behind the mural.
![The photo of Crocket Oaks III that inspired the stained glass window now installed in the Lincoln School.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/01738878-ed47-46bd-a69e-523d8f6d7b39/Crockett+III+-+Lincoln+School.jpg)
The photo of Crocket Oaks III that inspired the stained glass window now installed in the Lincoln School.
![Crockett Oaks III as a child standing in front of Lincoln School in stained glass by Heather Legler.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/f00b1b14-ff75-44ae-add0-91b582f808e1/Crockett+Oaks+Stain+Glass.jpeg)
Crockett Oaks III as a child standing in front of Lincoln School in stained glass by Heather Legler.
![The New Brownie Book on display in Lincoln School.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/0acc9898-edc7-4770-bd5c-79b0321bc327/the+new+brownies+book.jpeg)
The New Brownie Book on display in Lincoln School.
![The Portrait of Jeanette Forbes, the first and only black female councilwoman in West Plains, Missouri.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/8eb5ab0c-f3c9-445c-8e36-3e7ed34f0cd3/Forbes+Portrait.jpeg)
The Portrait of Jeanette Forbes, the first and only black female councilwoman in West Plains, Missouri.
![The photo that inspired the stained glass window - Crockett and Tonya standing in front of Lincoln School before the restoration project began. Photo by Isaac Protiva.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/c932d18d-90b2-4411-b3e4-12ede04eab70/363349843_191213947265420_8754301343489846956_n.jpg)
The photo that inspired the stained glass window - Crockett and Tonya standing in front of Lincoln School before the restoration project began. Photo by Isaac Protiva.
![A stained glass window in Lincoln School depicting Crockett and Tonya Oaks standing in front of the school building by Heather Legler.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/a4457357-0e37-40ad-81a1-ab23fffbd207/Crockett%2BTonya+stain+glass.jpeg)
A stained glass window in Lincoln School depicting Crockett and Tonya Oaks standing in front of the school building by Heather Legler.
![Lincoln School students, 1st through 8th grade, in 1947-1948.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/330578b2-babc-43d9-8914-779a9b3cc004/Lincoln+School+1947-48.jpeg)
Lincoln School students, 1st through 8th grade, in 1947-1948.
![1901 - Lincoln School students in West Plains, Missouri.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/5fe1cb71-c1c1-4731-8a25-402c4753f345/group+photo+downstairs+lincoln+school.jpeg)
1901 - Lincoln School students in West Plains, Missouri.
![A painting of Lincoln School based on a vintage photo by artist Dr. Bolaji Ogunwo.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/d036e542-dc2e-4e1b-8b85-afd999229424/school+house+painting+lincoln+school.jpeg)
A painting of Lincoln School based on a vintage photo by artist Dr. Bolaji Ogunwo.
![Lincoln School Class Photo 1953 - the only image taking inside Lincoln School during it's operation as a school!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/f95b3c81-3ee7-41a9-afb7-1e37c7008617/Lincoln+School+Class+photo.jpeg)
Lincoln School Class Photo 1953 - the only image taking inside Lincoln School during it's operation as a school!
Professional photography above by Gray Photography.
Historic Images
![1971 - Lincoln School](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/317afee1-0808-4fb5-bd54-03a24f613cbb/Lincoln+School+1971+-+4H+Program.jpeg)
1971 - Lincoln School
![1969 Summer School at Lincoln School](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/853fe83a-15fc-4e51-ae58-a008c0b612f5/Lincoln+School+1969+Summer+School.jpeg)
1969 Summer School at Lincoln School
![Circa 1959 - Linda and Janice Oaks posing on Washington Ave, aka “The Hill” in West Plains, Missouri. There Lincoln School is seen lurking ever so slightly in the background](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/d3558e55-5203-4b8f-8da4-d999b040cc59/Lincoln+School+-+The+Philadelphia+Observer.jpeg)
Circa 1959 - Linda and Janice Oaks posing on Washington Ave, aka “The Hill” in West Plains, Missouri. There Lincoln School is seen lurking ever so slightly in the background
![Lincoln School + Ozark Radio News 2.png](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/5f0ccb26-39c3-41b2-b570-78aac470b60e/Lincoln+School+%2B+Ozark+Radio+News+2.png)
![1915 Lincoln School](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/a1f9fc91-c6eb-43f7-99d8-f31fba670cfb/Lincoln-School-%281915%29.png)
1915 Lincoln School
![lou-The Lincoln School for African Americans Used As the VFW Hall A.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/cda83e0a-eebf-45c0-b48d-0fad05c85a3d/lou-The+Lincoln+School+for+African+Americans+Used+As+the+VFW+Hall+A.jpg)
![Lincoln School Students 1901](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/d89c7671-dcea-4289-ba4d-b6ffee0a61c5/1901+Lincoln+School+Students.jpeg)
Lincoln School Students 1901
![Oaks family members collage.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/b98b5462-e35b-420a-86b7-3fdbce949c9e/Lincolncollage.jpeg)
Oaks family members collage.
![1968 Judy Forbes and the late, Donald Davidson received the award for “best boy and girl” during the summer program offered at Lincoln School.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/1710533763755-1CE8TYPKBOIRLET4P4JE/Lincoln%2BSchool%2B1968.jpg)
1968 Judy Forbes and the late, Donald Davidson received the award for “best boy and girl” during the summer program offered at Lincoln School.
![Two Lincoln School Alumni walking together at their high school graduation at West Plains High School - 1958](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/66ef9176-78c5-439e-bd49-001b0a4b5130/Lincoln+School+Alumni+1986.jpeg)
Two Lincoln School Alumni walking together at their high school graduation at West Plains High School - 1958
![1953 students of Lincoln School](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/8b5ea9b3-609c-4db7-a0ea-6233579ac487/Lincoln+School+-+Inside.jpeg)
1953 students of Lincoln School
![Lincoln School Students 1945](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/a120b64d-396e-4e7d-8f39-f08a3686a452/Lincoln+School+1945.jpeg)
Lincoln School Students 1945
![A young Angela Forbes performing a routine during the 1969 summer school programming at Lincoln School.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/8b02d40f-70a7-408c-902e-8701642c6413/Angela+Forbes%2Broutine%2Bsummerschool%2B1969.jpeg)
A young Angela Forbes performing a routine during the 1969 summer school programming at Lincoln School.
![1971 - Lincoln School 4-H Program](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/05b62792-2301-4018-8f66-3d8243ddf6db/1971+Lincoln+School+4H.jpeg)
1971 - Lincoln School 4-H Program
Local Contributions
![Basement of Lincoln School.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/b93b4420-334b-4546-bfc9-9192afdff771/Lincoln+School+Basement.jpeg)
Basement of Lincoln School.
![By God's .jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/88fb5552-9173-4899-972c-136afe673020/By+God%27s+.jpg)
Lincoln School Project is the recipient of West Plains Bank and Trust donation.
Lincoln School Dedication
![New Lincoln School.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb254da103b157cbb6dcd8/dae1e4da-67f3-4bc9-babb-14af759e44b1/New+Lincoln+School.jpg)
Beautification Award