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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RUST UNIVERSITY, HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS.
Founded in 1867 by the Freedmen's Aid Society. Three hundred and sixty-two students and SI teachers in 1908. Value of real estate, $12S,OOO. College, Normal,
Industrial and Domestic Science departments. President Foster resigned July. 1909. Approximate annual expenses, $25,000. In 1908 the Society
appropriated $s.600. Students paid $10,000. Rev. J. T. Docking, D.D., of Cookman Institute, elected president August 16, 1909.
GEORGE R. SMITH COLLEGE, SEDALIA, MO. FOUNDED IN 1894
l'amed in honor of Gen. George R. Smith. The campul and (rounds. 24 acres. were the gift of his daughters. Property is valued at $SI Owned
and conducted by the Fre~en's Ai~ Society.. In 1908 there w.re 174 stud~nts and 13 teach.n. T~e purpose of the college is t~~~
a thorough and practical Christian education. Prof. A. C. Machn, pres,dent. Manual Instruction is an important feature.
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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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