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A wall that remembers, forgets, and dusts your sleeves in chalk.
means A dark, smooth surface for writing or drawing with chalk, erasable with a swipe and a cloud.
from Plainly named in late 1700s America: a board, painted black, for white chalk to shout against. Function over poetry.
Color rebelOften dark green, easier on student eyes.
First fanScottish schools popularized them around 1800.
Slate rootsEarly versions cut from actual roofing slate.