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Progress and Achievements of the Colored People / Containing the Story of the Wonderful Advancement of the Colored Americans—the Most Marvelous in the History of Nations—Their Past Accomplishments, Together With Their Present-day Opportunities and a Glimpse Into the Future for Further Developments—the Dawn of a Triumphant Era. A Handbook for Self-improvement Which Leads to Greater Success cover

Progress and Achievements of the Colored People / Containing the Story of the Wonderful Advancement of the Colored Americans—the Most Marvelous in the History of Nations—Their Past Accomplishments, Together With Their Present-day Opportunities and a Glimpse Into the Future for Further Developments—the Dawn of a Triumphant Era. A Handbook for Self-improvement Which Leads to Greater Success

Chapter 171: SCHOOLS MAINTAINED BY INDEPENDENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
By Kelly Miller
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The text surveys the social, educational, economic, and moral advancement of Colored Americans since emancipation, combining narrative chapters on leadership, labor, business, religion, health, and physical training with a detailed compendium of institutions. It presents statistics and government-sourced reports, profiles of schools and agencies (more than three hundred institutions described) and numerous photographs and portraits (over sixty illustrations), and offers practical advice on self-improvement, professional development, and community organization. Chapters address education, vocational and professional training, entrepreneurship, public employment, and civic life, aiming to document achievements and to guide further progress.

SCHOOLS MAINTAINED BY INDEPENDENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

Alabama: Beloit Industrial Missionary Association School, Selma; Calhoun Colored School, Calhoun; Corona Normal Industrial Institute, Corona; Centerville Industrial School, Centerville; Kowaliga Academic and Industrial Institute, Kowaliga; Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, Montgomery; Mount Meigs Colored Institute, Montgomery; Peoples’ Village School, Montgomery; Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute, Snow Hill; Street Manual Training School, Richmond; Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee.

Florida: Daytona Industrial Educational School, Daytona; Robert Hungerford School, Eatonville.

Georgia: Albany Bible and Manual Training Institute, Albany; Atlanta University, Atlanta; Forsyth Normal and Industrial Institute, Forsyth; Helena B. Cobb Home and School, Barnesville; Model and Training School, Athens; Sparta Agricultural and Industrial Institute, Sparta.

Kentucky: Lincoln Institute of Kentucky, Lincoln Ridge.

Louisiana: Gaudet Industrial Home and School, Orleans; Sabine Normal and Industrial School, Sabine.

Mississippi: Okolona Industrial School, Okolona; Piney Woods Country Life School, Braxton; Prentiss Industrial School, Prentiss; Utica Normal and Industrial Institute, Utica.

Missouri: Bartlett Agricultural and Industrial School, Macon.

North Carolina: Laurinburg Normal and Industrial Institute, Laurinburg; National Training School, Durham; Palmer Memorial Institute, Sedalia.

South Carolina: Maysville Institute, Maysville; Penn School, St. Helena Island; Port Royal Agricultural School, Beaufort; Voorhees Industrial Institute, Denmark.

Tennessee: Fisk University, Nashville; Meharry Medical College, Nashville.

Texas: Farmers’ Improvement Agricultural College, Ladonia; Houston Industrial and Training School, Huntsville.

Virginia: Franklin Normal and Industrial Institute, Franklin; Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial School, Fredericksburg; Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton; Manassas Industrial School, Manassas, Prince William.

Northern States: Berean Manual Training School, Philadelphia; Cincinnati Industrial School, Cincinnati; Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School, Downingtown, Pa.; Avery Collegiate Training School, Pittsburgh, Pa.

JUBILEE HALL, FISK UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

Fisk is the second largest arts college for colored people in the world: was founded in 1866 by the American Missionary Association; and was recently called a “great National University” by the United States Commissioner of Education. The famous Jubilee Singers of this school rescued the Plantation Melodies of the colored people from loss, and raised money for the erection of the building above. The institution has 45 teachers, 500 pupils, and property valued at nearly $550,000.