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

1910

              THE CAMPUS, GILBERT INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE, BALDWIN, LA.
One of the schools of the FreedInen's Aid Society. Founded 1875. Located on the famous Bayou Tedie. Named in honor of Hon. Wm. L. Gilbert, who
eave $10,000 toward the buildines and left $40.000 for an endowment. Prof.]. M. Matthews is president. The enrollment in 1908 was, ro
teachers and 212 students. The property is valued at $70.000. The conege has nine departments.
THE TRUCK PATCH, GILBERT COLLEGE, BALDWIN, LA.
Gilbert c~neee has more ~an eleven ~undred acres of land. about one h~ o~ which is the farm and garden. Farmine. blacksmithina:. carpentry, masonry,
electrical and mechanical eneineumg are special features. The coneee IS dOing excenent work, especially alone the line of practical industrial education•
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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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