Artist Deborah Macy enjoys a good laugh at something David says as he works on his painting. David Danis, who has Down syndrome, attends his weekly art class with local artist Deborah Macy at her studio in New Bedford, MA.
A beam of light coming from the windows above shines on a teacher as she walks past a mural of Carney Academy Elementary School's namesake, SGT William H. Carney, the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor. William Harvard Carney was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900 for his gallantry during the Civil War at the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863 and is buried at the Oak Grove Cemetery in New Bedford, MA. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
A beam of light coming from the windows above shines on a teacher as she walks past a mural of Carney Academy Elementary School's namesake, SGT William H. Carney, the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor. William Harvard Carney was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900 for his gallantry during the Civil War at the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863 and is buried at the Oak Grove Cemetery in New Bedford, MA. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA