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

1910

              Burrell NorlTla.1 School.
Florence. Ala..
George N. White. B.A.. Principal
• THE fir'l school for colored chillren in elma, Ala., wa'
op ned in on:mb 1', 1 66. by R Y. J. Sil by, in a carpenter's
shop with a corner partitioned off for a recitation
room 10 accommodate the few tudents.
Later, one of the .e"'ro chlll'chc' wa u cd. Thi had benehe
without backs, and th space- between the floor bOaT'd were a
large that in winter the teacher WNC compelled to .land upon
the benches to prolect their feet from the cold.
In 1868, a two- ·tor~· building wa erected on land purchased
by the American Missionary. ociatioll. 11'. Jabez Burrell,
of Oberlin, Ohio, gave the As ociation 10.000. and the school
was named for him. When the buildings at Selma were de-troyed
by fire, the As ociation rebuilt in 1903 at :Florence, Ala..
where the need then eemed to be greater than at Selma.
The approximate annual expen e are 3.000, ecured from
the American Ii. ionarv Association and Daniel Hand Fund. •
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BURRELL NORMAL SCHOOL, FLORENCE, ALA.
George N. White, B.A., principal. One hundred and ninety-seven students and.7
teachers enrolled in 1908. A co-educational institution .
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FIRST AND SECOND GRADES, BURRELL NORMAL SCHOOL, FLORENCE, ALA.
In the first and second Ifades there are pupils whose aies ranie from silt to sixteen years. Alady visitor asked these pupils what th . h d d f .. To work,"
was the repIy. .. What k.'10d 0ff work?'" There was a If..m pa.thos •.n t.h.eir ans'wer" To wash, irontscr,ub saW Weolord•aannds Pw'iCekre urnpa cehi.po.sr...
The 8.m 0 the school .s for a rounded Christaan education. The school property is valued at $ 10,000.
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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, 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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