Children in rural Lowcountry ID: 511 | This file appears in: Education: Septima Poinsette Finds Her Calling, 1912-1919 Children walking on an unpaved road in the Lowcountry. Black teachers were not allowed in Charleston’s downtown public schools, so Septima’s first teaching job was on Johns Island, SC. At that time, the island was nine hours away by motorboat. Many residents had never left the island. Children attended school irregularly, as they were often needed to help on their parents' farm. | Source: South Carolina Historical Society Download Original File SourceSouth Carolina Historical Society "Children in rural Lowcountry" appears in: Education: Septima Poinsette Finds Her Calling, 1912-1919