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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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 is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Carter Godwin Woodson. Catalog subjects include African Americans -- Education. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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Table of contents

69 chapters

1. 01PREFACE2 min
2. 02CHAPTER I17 min
3. 03CHAPTER II34 min
4. 04CHAPTER III23 min
5. 05CHAPTER IV25 min
6. 06CHAPTER V32 min
7. 07CHAPTER VI19 min
8. 08CHAPTER VII30 min
9. 09CHAPTER VIII8 min
10. 10CHAPTER IX27 min
11. 11CHAPTER X31 min
12. 12CHAPTER XI19 min
13. 13CHAPTER XII27 min
14. 14CHAPTER XIII16 min
15. 15APPENDIX5 min
16. 16A PROPOSITION FOR ENCOURAGING THE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OF INDIAN, NEGRO, AND MULATTO CHILDREN AT LAMBETH, VIRGINIA, 17242 min
17. 17PASTORAL LETTER OF BISHOP GIBSON OF LONDON3 min
18. 18ANOTHER PASTORAL LETTER OF BISHOP GIBSON OF LONDON2 min
19. 19AN EXTRACT FROM A SERMON PREACHED BY BISHOP SECKER OF LONDON IN 17412 min
20. 20EXTRACTS FROM THE SERMONS OF REV. THOMAS BACON ADDRESSED TO MASTERS AND SERVANTS ABOUT 17509 min
21. 21EXTRACT FROM THE APPENDIX OF BENJAMIN FAWCETT'S "ADDRESS TO THE CHRISTIAN NEGROES IN VIRGINIA"6 min
22. 22EXTRACT FROM JONATHAN BOUCHER'S "A VIEW OF THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION"(1763)2 min
23. 23BOUCHER ON AMERICAN EDUCATION IN 17732 min
24. 24A PORTION OF AN ESSAY OF BISHOP PORTEUS TOWARD A PLAN FOR THE MORE EFFECTUAL CIVILIZATION AND CONVERSION OF THE NEGRO SLAVES ON THE TRENT ESTATE IN BARBADOES BELONGING TO THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS. (WRITTEN IN 1784)7 min
25. 25EXTRACT FROM "THE ACTS OF DR. BRAY'S VISITATION HELD AT ANNAPOLIS IN MARYLAND, MAY 23, 24, 25, ANNO 1700"2 min
26. 26EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS….2 min
27. 27FROM THE MINUTES OF THE YEARLY MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF PHILADELPHIA AND NEW JERSEY, 17792 min
28. 28FROM THE MINUTES OF THE QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF CHESTER2 min
29. 29FROM THE MINUTES OF THE YEARLY MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF VIRGINIA IN 1757 AND 17732 min
30. 30EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE METHODIST CONFERENCE, 17852 min
31. 31A PORTION OF AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN 1800.2 min
32. 32AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN 18012 min
33. 33PLAN FOR IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF THE FREE BLACKS2 min
34. 34EXTRACT FROM THE "ADDRESS OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION OF DELEGATES FROM THE ABOLITION SOCIETIES, 1795"2 min
35. 35A PORTION OF THE "ADDRESS OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION OF DELEGATES TO THE FREE AFRICANS AND OTHER FREE PEOPLE OF COLOR, 1796"2 min
36. 36A PORTION OF THE ADDRESS TO THE FREE PEOPLE OF COLOR BY THE AMERICAN CONVENTION FOR PROMOTING THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY, 18192 min
37. 37THE WILL OF KOSCIUSZKO2 min
38. 38FROM WASHINGTON'S WILL2 min
39. 39THIS INTERESTING DIALOGUE WAS WRITTEN BY AN AMERICAN ABOUT 18005 min
40. 40A TRUE ACCOUNT OF A PIOUS NEGRO3 min
41. 41LETTER TO ABBÉ GRÉGOIRE, OF PARIS, 18092 min
42. 42PORTION OF JEFFERSON'S LETTER TO M.A. JULIEN, JULY 23, 18182 min
43. 43FROM MADISON'S LETTER TO MISS FRANCES WRIGHT, SEPTEMBER 1, 18252 min
44. 44FROM FREDERICK DOUGLASS'S PAPER, 1853: "LEARN TRADES OR STARVE"4 min
45. 45EDUCATION OF COLORED PEOPLE4 min
46. 46FROM A MEMORIAL TO THE LEGISLATURE OF NORTH CAROLINA, CIRCULATED AMONG THE CITIZENS OF THAT STATE IN 1855, TO SECURE THE MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS REGULATING SLAVES AND FREE PERSONS OF COLOR.2 min
47. 47A LAWYER FOR LIBERIA2 min
48. 48STATE OF MARYLAND,2 min
49. 49BIBLIOGRAPHY4 min
50. 50BOOKS OF TRAVEL BY FOREIGNERS5 min
51. 51LETTERS2 min
52. 52BIOGRAPHIES2 min
53. 53AUTOBIOGRAPHIES2 min
54. 54GENERAL HISTORIES2 min
55. 55STATE HISTORIES2 min
56. 56CHURCH HISTORIES2 min
57. 57SERMONS, ORATIONS, ADDRESSES3 min
58. 58REPORTS ON THE EDUCATION OF THE COLORED PEOPLE2 min
59. 59STATISTICS2 min
60. 60CHURCH REPORTS2 min
61. 61REPORTS OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION, 1794-18314 min
62. 62REPORTS OF ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETIES2 min
63. 63REPORTS OF COLONIZATION SOCIETIES2 min
64. 64MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS14 min
65. 65MAGAZINES2 min
66. 66NEWSPAPERS2 min
67. 67LAWS, DIGESTS, CHARTERS, CONSTITUTIONS, AND REPORTS2 min
68. 68STATE3 min
69. 69INDEX27 min