Era of progress and promise, 1863-1910 : the religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation

1910

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REV. LUTHER G. BARRETT, A.M.
President, since 1894, Jackson College, Jackson, Miss. A school of
the American Baptist Home Mission Society, supported
largely by Northern friends.
PRESIDENT'S HOUSE AND OFFICES, JACKSON COLLEGE, JACKSON, MISS.
Jackson College was founded at Natchez, Miss., in 1877. Moved to Jackson in 1883. The college occupies
fifty acres, less than a mile from the Union Station. The property is valued at $175,000. Annual expenses,
$12,500. The American Baptist Home Mission Society appropriated $7.350 in 1907; the Woman's Society,
$400. Most of the remainder came from board and tuition.
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A GROUP OF ACADEMIC STUDENTS, JACKSON COLLEGE, JACKSON, MISS.
The college had for several years a ministerial department, but for two years this has been given up and many applications have been refused. A dozen or more
students are preparing for the ministry. The enrollment in 1908, was 356 students and 14 teachers. Two of the graduates are missionaries in Africa.
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Title	Era of progress and promise, 1863-1910 : the religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation
Creator	Hartshorn, W. N. (William Newton), 1843-1920.
Contributor	Penniman, George W.
Date	1910
Subjects	African Americans African Americans--Education (Higher)--North Carolina African American universities and colleges--North Carolina Minorities--North Carolina
Place	North Carolina
Time Period	(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction (1876-1900) Gilded Age (1900-1929) North Carolina's industrial revolution and World War One
Description	Highlights the many North Carolina schools for African Americans that sprang up in the decades following the Civil War. Also included are statistical portraits furnished by the church organizations that sponsored the majority of the schools, as well as short biographies of more than 60 African Americans, some of them with North Carolina ties, who were affiliated either with a church or with the Negro Business League. Additionally includes a biographical sketch of Abraham Lincoln and the texts of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address.
Publisher	Priscilla Pub. Co.
Rights	Public Domain see http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,63753
Physical Characteristics	viii, 576 p. : ills. (incl. ports.) ; 28 x 30 cm.; Electronic reproduction.
Collection	General Collection. State Library of North Carolina
Type	Text Image
Language	English
Format	Books Directories
Digital Characteristics-A	198 MB; 444 p.
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