The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920

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The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920

by Various Authors

EN·~14 hours·36 chapters

Chapters

36 total
1

THE NEGRO IN EDUCATION

35:31
2

THE NEGRO MIGRATION TO CANADA AFTER THE PASSING OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT

29:10
3

RICHARD HILL

14:44
4

THE RELATIONS OF NEGROES AND INDIANS IN MASSACHUSETTS

24:31
5

DOCUMENTS

10:16
6

SOME NEGRO MEMBERS OF RECONSTRUCTION CONVENTIONS AND LEGISLATURES AND OF CONGRESS

1:35:12
7

JAMES G. THOMPSON, THE ORIGINAL CARPETBAGGER

12:40
8

BOOK REVIEWS

21:50
9

NOTES

1:24
10

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEGRO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN MISSOURI - THE PERIOD FROM 1865 TO 1875

54:41

Description

The opening pages trace the tangled beginnings of Black education in America, showing how colonial powers each shaped the issue. French and Spanish settlements, guided by the Code Noir and a tradition of mixed‑heritage families, allowed modest literacy for enslaved people, while English colonies largely barred schooling, fearing that Christian conversion would challenge slavery itself. Early missionary and charitable efforts—such as Elias Neau’s school in New York (1704) and Anthony Benezet’s evening classes in Philadelphia—hint at a growing, though fragmented, desire to teach.

The narrative then follows a wave of privately funded schools and church‑run academies that sprouted across the North and Midwest, from St. Frances Academy for girls in Baltimore to the pioneering Wilberforce University in Ohio. It also details the fierce resistance these institutions faced, from mob attacks on Prudence Crandall’s school to restrictive laws in Southern states. Despite legal hurdles and limited resources, a network of “clandestine” schools persisted, laying the groundwork for the broader educational advances that would follow.

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Language

en

Duration

~14 hours (843K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Curtis Weyant, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2007-10-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Various Authors

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