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

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MAJOR W. REDDICK
Principal and one of the founden of Americus Institute,
Americus, Ga. Eilhtteachen and 193 students in 1908.
Principal Reddick was one cf the first nf the three colJeg~
graduates of Atlanta Baptist College. He entered the
school in Atlanta in 1888 and continued there for nine
consecutive years. His wife is a Spelman Iraduate. Dr.
Sale declares: .. No institution I know of bids so fair to
becon::e a £Teat academy for Nevo pupils as Americus."
MAIN BUILDING, AMERICUS INSTITUTE, AMERICUS, GA.
Founded in 1897, and owned by the Southwestern Colored Baptist Association. Located in the
heart of Georgia's black belt, its students represent all of southwest Georgia and parts of Florida. The
property is valued at $10,000. Approximate annual expenses ·are $8,500. The American Baptist
Home Mission Society contributed $800 in 1907 for salaries of teachers. The institute has aimed at
the .. fundamentals of an Enllish education," and is an example of self-help among the Negroes,
"Iuided by a man who knows how." Superintendent George Sale says: "The establishment of
schools like Americus, by such men as Principal Reddick, is t~ me one of the most significant and
promisjDi movements for Negro education!'
Located in the
A CLASS IN AGRICULTURE, AMERICUS INSTITUTE, AMERICUS, GA.
heart of an agricultural section in southern Georgia, within reach of half a million Negroes with the poorest fa ilili' fed' Am' I Ii'tute
aims to make .Its work of practi.cal value, and I"D addition to the desa're fo.r hilh standards in scholarship there 'IcS"des or uchat'ionth' encus os
da. rection of manual tralninl and the I.ndustr'ies th.at will be of the most service to the,stuadents. WI e outreac In e
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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, United States
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.
Digital Collection	General Collection African American Education
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