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

1910

              Meridian Academy, Meridian,
Miss.
Prof. J. B. F. ShaW', Principal
]. BEVERLY F. SHAW
Founded 1878, by Charles E. Libbey. One of the schools
of the Freedmen's Aid Society. In J908 there were 325
students and 10 teachers. The Academy has two buildings.
Approximate annual erpenses, $10,000. MERIDIAN ACADEMY, MERIDIAN, MISS. FOUNDED 1878
Woman·s H. M. S. of the M. E. Church
Haven Academy. Waynesboro. Ga.
PROF. E. T. BARKSDALE
children. Some are allied with Freedmen' Aid Society
chool ,-the girl receiving the theoretical training in the
chool and the practical in the home. The ociety aims
to develop womanly Chri tian character among the Negroes,
and to teach housekeeping, cooking, laundry work, and the
killful u e of the needle in makinO' and mending garments,-
all looking to the upbuildinO' of Chri tian homes.
Th hom and chool are Thayer Home, tlanta, Ga.;
Hav n Indu trial Home, avannah, Ga.; Mary Haven Industrial
Home, peedw 11, Ga.; Boylan Industrial Home and School,
Jack om,ill . Fla.; eUlement Work, We t Jack onville, Fla.;
Br w t l' Ho pital, Jack onville, Fla.; ErneI' on Home and
ch I Ocala. Fla.; Allen Home. A heville, . C.; Lurandus
Bah Indu trial choo], A heville, . C.; Browning Industrial
Hom, amd n, . C.; Mather Academy, Camden, S. C.;
K nt Indu trial Home, Green boro, . C.; New Jer ey
onference Hom, lIorri town, Tenn.; E. L. Ru t Industrial
Hom , Holly pring, Mis .; Adeline Inith Home, Little Rock,
Ark.; Peck Hom, ew Orlean , La.; King Indu trial Home,
Mar hall Tex.; Eliza Dee Home, Austin, Tex. Mr. George O.
Robin on Detroit, Mich., i pre ident, and Mr . Delia Lothrop
William, D laware, 0., i Corre ponding cretary of the ociety.
HAVEN CAD~IT wa found d
in ] 75 by Bi hop Gilb rt Hav~n,
of th ethodi t Epi copal Church,
and Wa! nam d in hi honor. Prof.
E. T. Bark dal i principal.
In 190 the ch 01 had 6 t ach r
and 157 tud n . Th prop rty
i valu d at 5,500. Th· annual
'p n 301' approximately 700
of which on half i ur d from
th F dm n' 'd i ty and
th l' maind l' from tud nt and
donation.. Thi i a mall h 01
but n of xc II nt character and
work.
upervi e and upport ighte n indu trial
tate in the uth, for colored women and
city . .
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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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