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

1910

              REV. WM. M. HUBBARD
Founder and Principal of Forsyth, Ga., Normal and
Industrial School, Forsyth, Ga. Four hundred and
forty-three students and 6 teachers in 1908.
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FORSYTH NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, FORSYTH, GA. FOUNDED 1900
Founded by Wm. M. Hubbard, the present president. Seven pupils came the first day to the small church building where
the school was founded. The school has a campus of 7 acres, on which is a wooden school building and a small shop. A
lot of 100 acres of land contains the principal's home. Approximate annual expenses, $4,200. Receives some help from
American MissionarY Association and the Daniel Hand Fund.
KNOX INSTITUTE AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, ATHENS, GA. CARPENTRY CLASS, KNOX INSTITUTE, ATHENS, GA.
Founded soon after the close of the Civil War by the Freedmen's Bureau, now one of the schools of the American MissionarY Association. Has main school building and industrial
shop. Named in honor of Major John Knox, U. S. A., stationed at Athens during the Civil War. Major Knox manifested great interest in the Freedmen. Three hundred and thirtyeight
students, II teachers, in 1908. Sixty-six students became Christians in 1907. L. S. Clark, A.M., the principal, is also general superintendent of Y. P. S. C. E. and Sundayschool
work of the Congregational church in Georgia. Ann.ual expenses, $2,000 The Daniel Hand Fund ~ontributed $1.500 in 1907. Value of property, $7,000.
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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.
Digital Collection	Era of Progress and Promise General Collection
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