Researching and writing history is not always straightforward because of gaps in the records and sometimes we have to work hard to make connections between different bits of evidence. In this sense history can sometimes be seen as a jigsaw puzzle but without the starting piece.

This case study attempts to identify the black school girl in the middle photograph of the second row. Read the commentary and then click on the images below to see bits of evidence that might connect to her and that we used to try and solve the puzzle of our unknown school girl.