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

1910

              DORMITORY, ST. MARK'S SCHOOL, BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
No charge is made to boarders for rooms, heat, or light. Each girl is furnished with bedstead, mattress and pillow. Each girl is expected to do some work. Girls unable to pay
full amount for board may work out part of it. This number, however, is limited, and sucb aid is given only in consideration of
excellence in scholarship. deportment and willingness to work.
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REV. P. P. ALSTON
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St. Michael"s Church and Industrial
School. Charlotte. N. C.
Rev. P. P. Alston, Principal
THE t. Michael Church and Indu trial chool was founded in 18 !l
by Rev. P. P. Ai ton. It i one of the chool of the Prot· tant Epi opal
Church. There were 8 teachcr and 265 tudent in 1908. The annual
expense of about $3,000 are s cured by olicitation.
The school first began it work in an old, tim -worn shanty, with 6 children.
In twenty-five year it had reach d more than 3,500 children. Morc than • •
153 had been add d to the hurch from th chool, and there had been more
than 2. 00 childrcn in the unday- hool from time to time.
The cia in wood carving repre ent the type of work that i being done along
indu trial lines by the choo!. Many colored girls in Charlottc and vieinity
receive their instruction in cooking and dome. tic economy in St. Michael'
choo!. uch are able to make honest living for themselve and have no
trouble in procuring employment. The motto of the chool i "Religion,
morality, hone ty, indu try, elf-reliance, truth, good manner, and politene
to all."
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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.
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