Costella Williams, 1991
Item
Title
Costella Williams, 1991
Description
Educator Costella Williams. Williams was a teacher for 46 years, many of which were spent in Martin County schools. Williams was the first teacher at the first Black school opened in the county. Williams taught at this one-room schoolhouse in Port Salerno for 20 years. In 1995, the one-room schoolhouse/art room was named in her honor (Costella Williams Learning Center).
Photo taken for the South Fork High School 1991 publication, Florida Cracker Sampler, p. 22.
Photo taken for the South Fork High School 1991 publication, Florida Cracker Sampler, p. 22.
Creator
Source
Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.
Publisher
South Fork High School (Stuart, Fla.)
Contributor
Rights
No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
Black and white copy print; 4x6 inches
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
Thurlow-2024-002-041
2024.002
Coverage
Original Format
Photographic print
Collection
Citation
Ron Ashley, “Costella Williams, 1991,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/3459.