The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 - A History of the Education of the Colored People of the - United States from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War

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Title: The Education Of The Negro Prior To 1861 A History of the Education of the Colored People of the United States
from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War
Author: Carter Godwin Woodson
Release Date: February 15, 2004 [EBook #11089]
Language: English
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The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861
A History of the Education of the Colored People of the United States from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War
By
C.G. Woodson.
1919PREFACE
About two years ago the author decided to set forth in a small volume the leading facts of the development of Negro
education, thinking that he would have to deal largely with the movement since the Civil War. In looking over documents
for material to furnish a background for recent achievements in this field, he discovered that he would write a much more
interesting book should he confine himself to the ante-bellum period. In fact, the accounts of the successful strivings of
Negroes for enlightenment under most adverse circumstances ...