INDEX
Abdy, E.S., learned that slaves were taught
Abolitionists, interested in the enlightenment of Negroes
Account of a pious Negro
Actual education after the revolutionary period
Adams, Rev. Henry, teacher at Louisville
Adams, John, report of James Otis's argument on the Writs of
Assistance; views on slavery
Address of the American Convention of Abolition Societies
African Benevolent Society of Rhode Island, school of
African Episcopalians of Philadelphia, school of
African Free School of Baltimore
African Free Schools of New York
African Methodist Episcopal Church, established Union Seminary;
purchased Wilberforce
Agricultural Convention of Georgia recommended that slaves be taught to
read
Alabama, law of 1832; provision for teaching Negroes at Mobile;
Presbyterians of, interested
Albany Normal School, colored student admitted
Alexandria, Virginia Quakers of, instructed Negroes; Benjamin Davis, a
teacher of
Allen, Richard, organized A.M.E. Church; author
Allen, W.H., teacher of Negroes
Ambush, James E., teacher in the District of Columbia
American Colonization Society, The, efforts of, to educate Negroes
American Convention of Abolition Societies, The, interested in the
education of Negroes; recommended industrial education; addresses of
American Union, The, organized; names of its promoters (see note 1 on
page 142)
Amherstburg, Canada, opened a colored school; established a mission
school
Anderson, John G., musician
Andrew, one of the first two colored teachers in Carolina
Andrews, C.C. principal of New York African Free Schools
Andrews, E.A., student of the needs of the Negroes
Anti-slavery agitation, effect of, on education in cities
Appalachian Mountains, settled by people favorable to Negroes
Appo, William, musician
Arnett, B.W., teacher in Pennsylvania
Ashmun Institute, founded; names of the trustees
Athens College, admitted colored students
Attainments of Negroes at the close of the eighteenth century
Auchmutty, Reverend, connected with the school established by Elias
Neau
Augusta, Dr. A.T., learned to read in Virginia
Avery College, established
Avery, Rev. Charles, donor of $300,000 for the education
and Christianization of the African race
Bacon, Rev. Thomas, sermons on the instruction of Negroes
Baldwin County, Alabama, provision for teaching Negroes
Baltimore, several colored churches; colored schools of; an adult
school of 180 pupils; Sunday-schools; day and night school; Bible
Society; African Free School; donation of Wells; donation of
Crane; school tax paid by Negroes, note on page——
Banks, Henry, learned to read in Virginia
Banneker, Benjamin, studied in Maryland; made a clock; took up
astronomy;
encouraged by Ellicott; corresponded with Thomas Jefferson
Baptist preacher, taught Negroes in South Carolina
Baptists, aided the education of Negroes; established school at
Bexley, Liberia; changed attitude toward the uplift of Negroes
Barclay, David, gave money to build school-house
Barclay, Reverend, instructed Negroes in New York
Barr, John W., taught M.W. Taylor in Kentucky
Baxter, Richard, instructed masters to enlighten their slaves
Beard, Simeon, had a school in Charleston
Becraft, Maria, established a school in the District of Columbia
Bell family, progress of
Bell, George, built first colored school-house in District of Columbia
Bell School established
Benezet, Anthony, advocated the education of Negroes; taught Negroes;
believed in western colonization; opinion on Negro intellect;
bequeathed wealth to educate Negroes; school-house built
with the fund;(see note giving sketch of his career)
Berea College, founded
Berkshire Medical School had trouble admitting Negroes; graduated
colored physicians
Berry's portraiture of the Negroes' condition after the reaction
Bibb, Mary E., taught at Windsor, Canada
Billings, Maria, taught in the District of Columbia
Birney, James G., criticized the church; helped Negroes on free soil
Bishop, Josiah, preached to white congregation in Portsmouth, Virginia
Bishop of London, declared that the conversion of slaves did not work
manumission
"Black Friday," Portsmouth, Ohio, Negroes driven out
Blackstone, studied to justify the struggle for the rights of man; his
idea of the body politic forgotten
Bleecker, John, interested in the New York African Free Schools
Boone, R.G., sketch of education in Indiana
Boston, Massachusetts, colored school opened; opened its first primary
school; school in African Church; several colored churches; struggle
for democratic education; (see also Massachusetts)
Boucher, Jonathan, interested in the uplift of Negroes; an advocate of
education; (see note on, 56); extract from address of
Boulder, J.F., student in a mixed school in Delaware
Bowditch, H.J., asked that Negroes be admitted to Boston public schools
Bowdoin College, admitted a Negro
Bradford, James T., studied at Pittsburgh
Branagan advocated colonization of the Negroes in the West
Bray, Dr. Thomas, a promoter of the education of Negroes; "Associates
of Dr. Bray,"; plan of, for the instruction of Negroes
Brearcroft, Dr., alluded to the plan for the enlightenment of Negroes
Breckenridge, John, contributed to the education of the colored people
of Baltimore
Bremer, Fredrika, found colored schools in the South; observed the
teaching of slaves
British American Manual Labor Institute, established at Dawn, Canada
Brown, a graduate of Harvard College, taught colored children in Boston
Brown County, Ohio, colored schools of, established
Brown, Jeremiah H., studied at Pittsburgh
Brown, J.M., attended school in Delaware
Brown, William Wells, author; leader and educator
Browning family, progress of
Bruce, B.K., learned to read,
Bryan, Andrew, preacher in Georgia
Buchanan, George, on mental capacity of Negroes
Buffalo, colored Methodist and Baptist churches of, lost
members
Burke, E.P., found enlightened Negroes in the South
mentioned case of a very intelligent Negro
Burlington, New Jersey, Quakers of, interested in the uplift
of the colored people
Butler, Bishop, urged the instruction of Negroes
Buxton, Canada, separate schools established in
Caesar, a Negro poet of North Carolina
Calvert, Mr., an Englishman who taught Negroes in the
District of Columbia
Camden Insurrection, effect of
Cameron, Paul C., sketch of John Chavis
Canaan, New Hampshire, academy broken up
Canada, education of Negroes in; names of settlements with schools;
difficulties of races; separate schools; mission schools; results
obtained; (see Drew's note on condition of)
Capers, Bishop William, opinion on reconstructing the policy of Negro
education; plan of, to instruct Negroes; work of, among the colored
people; catechism of
Cardozo, F.L., entered school in Charleston
Carey, Lott, educated himself
Cass County, Michigan, school facilities in the colored settlement of
Castleton Medical School, admitted Negroes
Catholics, interested in the education of Negroes
Catto, Rev. William T., author and preacher
Cephas, Uncle, learned from white children
Chandler, solicitor, of Boston, opinion on the segregation of
colored pupils
Channing, William, criticized the church for its lack of interest
in the uplift of the Negroes
Charleston, colored members of church of; Minor Society of;
colored schools of, attended by Bishop Daniel A. Payne;
insurrection of; theological seminary of, admitted a Negro
Charlton, Reverend, friend of Negroes in New York
Chatham, Canada, colored schools of
Chavis, John, educated at Princeton; a teacher of white youths
in North Carolina
Chester, T. Morris, student at Pittsburgh
Chicago, separate schools of; disestablished
Child, M.E., teacher in Canada
Churches, aided education through Sabbath-schools
Christians not to be held as slaves
Cincinnati, colored schools of; Negroes of; sought public support
for their schools; a teacher of, excluded a colored boy from a
public school; law of
City, the influences of, on the education of Negroes; attitude of
anti-slavery societies of, toward the education of the Negroes
Clapp, Margaret, aided Myrtilla Miner in the District of Columbia; (see
note 2)
Clarkson Hall Schools of Philadelphia
Clarkson, Matthew, a supporter of the New York African Free Schools
Cleveland, C.F., Argument of, in favor of Connecticut law against
colored schools
Cleveland, colored schools of
Code Noir, referred to; (see note, 23)
Co-education of the races
Coffin, Levi, taught Negroes in North Carolina; promoted the migration
of Negroes to free soil; traveled in Canada
Coffin, Vestal, assistant of his father in North Carolina
Cogswell, James, aided the New York African Free Schools
Coker, Daniel, a teacher in Baltimore
Colbura, Zerah, a calculator who tested Thomas Fuller
Colchester, Canada, mission school at
Cole, Edward, made settlement of Negroes in Illinois
Colgan, Reverend; connected with Neau's school in New York
College of West Africa established
Colleges, Negroes not admitted; manual labor idea of; change in
attitude of
Colonization scheme, influence of, on education
Colonizationists, interest of, in the education of Negroes
Colored mechanics, prejudice against; slight increase in
Columbia, Pennsylvania, Quakers of, interested in the uplift of Negroes
Columbian Institute established in the District of Columbia
Columbus, Ohio, colored schools of
Condition of Negroes, in the eighteenth century; at the close of the
reaction
Connecticut, defeated the proposed Manual Labor College at New Haven;
spoken of as place for a colored school of the American Colonization
Society; allowed separate schools at Hartford; inadequately supported
colored schools; struggle against separate schools of;
disestablishment of separate schools of
Convention of free people of color, effort to establish a college
Convent of Oblate Sisters of Providence, educated colored girls in
academy of
Cook, John F., teacher in the District of Columbia; forced by the Snow
Riot to go to Pennsylvania
Corbin, J.C. student at Chillicothe, Ohio
Cornish, Alexander, teacher in the District of Columbia
Costin, Louisa Parke, teacher in the District of Columbia
Cox, Ann, teacher in New York African Free Schools
Coxe, Eliza J., teacher in the New York African Free Schools
Coxe, General, of Fluvanna County, Virginia, taught his slaves to read
the Bible
Coxe, R.S., a supporter of Hays's school in the District of Columbia
Crandall, Prudence, admitted colored girls to her academy; opposed by
whites; law against her enacted; arrested, imprisoned, and tried;
abandoned her school
Crane, William, erected a building for the education of Negroes in
Baltimore
Crummell, Alexander, sought admission to the academy at Canaan, New
Hampshire
Cuffee, Paul, author
D'Alone, contributor to a fund for the education of Negroes
Dartmouth, theological school of, admitted Negroes
Davies, Reverend, teacher of Negroes in Virginia
Davis, Benjamin, taught Negroes in Alexandria, Virginia
Davis, Cornelius, teacher of New York African Free Schools
Davis, Rev. Daniel, interest of, in the uplift of the people of color
Dawn, Canada, colored schools of
Dawson, Joseph, aided colored schools
Dean, Rev. Philotas, principal of Avery College
De Baptiste, Richard, student in a school at his father's home in
Fredericksburg
De Grasse, Dr. John V., educated for Liberia
Delany, M.R., attended school at Pittsburgh
Delaware, abolition Society of, provided for the education of the
Negroes; law of 1831; law of 1863
Detroit, African Baptist Church of; separate schools of
Dialogue on the enlightenment of Negroes about 1800
District of Columbia, separate schools of; churches of, contributed to
education of Negroes
Douglass, Mrs., a white teacher of Negroes in Norfolk
Douglass, Frederick, learned to read; leader and advocate of education;
author; opinion of, on vocational education; extract from paper of
Douglass, Sarah, teacher of Philadelphia
Dove, Dr., owner of Dr. James Durham
Dow, Dr. Jesse E., co-worker of Charles Middleton of the District of
Columbia
Draper, Garrison, studied law after getting education at Dartmouth; an
account of
Drew, Benjamin, note of, on Canada; found prejudice in schools of
Canada
Duncan, Benedict, taught by his father
Durham, James, a colored physician of New Orleans
Dwight, Sarah, teacher of colored girls
Édit du'roi,
Education of Colored People,
Education of colored children at public expense,
(see also Chapter XIII,)
Edwards, Mrs. Haig, interest of, in the uplift of slaves,
Eliot, Rev. John, appeal in behalf of the conversion of slaves,
Ellis, Harrison, educated blacksmith,
Ellsworth, W.W., argument of, against the constitutionality of the
Connecticut law prohibiting the establishment of colored schools,
Emancipation of slaves, effects of, on education,
Emlen Institute established in Ohio,
Emlen, Samuel, philanthropist,
England, ministers of the Church of, maintained a school for colored
children at Newport,
English Colonial Church established mission schools in Canada,
English High School established at Monrovia,
Essay of Bishop Porteus,
Established Church of England directed attention to the uplift of the
slaves,
Everly, mentioned resolutions bearing on the instruction of slaves,
Evidences of the development of the intellect of Negroes,
Falmouth colored Sunday-school broken up,
Fawcett, Benjamin, address to Negroes of Virginia,
extract from,
Fee, Rev. John G., criticized church because it neglected the Negroes,
founded Berea College,
Fleet, Dr. John, educated for Liberia,
teacher in the District of Columbia,
Fleetwood, Bishop, urged that Negroes be instructed,
(see note on p.)
Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs., teachers in the District of Columbia,
Flint, Rev. James, received letters bearing on the teaching of Negroes,
Florida, law of, unfavorable to the enlightenment of Negroes,
a more stringent law of,
Foote, John P., praised the colored schools of Cincinnati,
Ford, George, a Virginia lady who taught pupils of color in the
District of Columbia,
Fort Maiden, Canada, schools of,
Fortie, John, teacher in Baltimore,
Fothergill, on colonization,
Fox, George, urged Quakers to instruct the colored people,
Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio, admitted colored students,
Franklin, Benjamin, aided the teachers of Negroes,
Franklin, Nicholas, helped to build first schoolhouse for colored
children in the District of Columbia,
Frederic, Francis, taught by his master,
Free schools not sought at first by Negroes,
Freeman, M.H., teacher; principal of Avery College
French, the language of, taught in colored schools; educated Negroes
Friends, minutes of the meetings of, bearing on the instruction of
Negroes
Fugitive Slave Law, effects of
Fuller, James C, left a large sum for the education of Negroes
Fuller, Thomas, noted colored mathematician
Gabriel's insurrection, effect of
Gaines, John I., led the fight for colored trustees in Cincinnati, Ohio
Gallia County, Ohio, school of
Gardner, Newport, teacher in Rhode Island
Garnett, H.H., was to be a student at Canaan, New Hampshire; author;
president of Avery College
Garrison, Wm. Lloyd, appeal of, in behalf of the education of Negroes;
speech of, on education; solicited funds for colored manual
labor school
Geneva College, change in attitude of
Georgetown, teachers and schools of
Georgia, prohibitive legislation of; objections of the people of,
to the education of Negroes; colored mechanics of, opposed;
Presbyterians of, taught Negroes; slaveholders of,
in Agricultural Convention urged the enlightenment of Negroes
Gettysburg Theological Seminary, admitted a Negro
Gibson, Bishop, of London, appeal in behalf of the neglected Negroes;
letters of
Giles County, Tennessee, colored preacher of, pastor of a white church
Gilmore, Rev. H., established a high school in Cincinnati
Gist, Samuel, made settlement of Negroes
Gloucester, New Jersey, Quakers of, interested in teaching Negroes
Gloucester, John, preacher in Philadelphia
Goddard, Calvin, argument of, against the constitutionality
of the law prohibiting colored schools in Connecticut
Goodwyn, Morgan, urged that Negroes be elevated
Grant, Nancy, teacher in the District of Columbia
Green, Charles Henry, studied in Delaware
Greenfield, Eliza, musician
Gregg of Virginia, settled his slaves on free soil
Grégoire, H., on the mental capacity of Negroes
Grimké brothers, students in Charleston
Haddonfield, New Jersey, Quakers of, instructed Negroes
Haiti and Santo Domingo, influence of the revolution of
Halgy, Mrs., teacher in the District of Columbia
Hall,
a graduate of Harvard University, teacher in the Boston colored
school,
Hall, Anna Maria, student in Alexandria,
teacher,
Hall, Primus, established a colored school at his home in Boston,
Hamilton, Alexander, advocate of the rights of man,
Hampton, Fannie, teacher in District of Columbia,
Hancock, Richard M., studied at Newberne,
Hanover College, Indiana, accepted colored students,
Harlan, Robert, learned to read in Kentucky,
Harper, Chancellor, views of, on the instruction of Negroes,
Harper, Frances E.W., poet,
Harper, John, took his slaves from North Carolina to Ohio and liberated
them,
Harry, one of the first two colored teachers in Carolina,
Hartford,
separate schools of,
dissatisfaction of the Negroes of,
with poor school facilities,
struggle of some citizens of,
against caste in education,
separate schools of, disestablished,
Haviland, Laura A., teacher in Canada,
Hays, Alexander, teacher in District of Columbia,
Haynes, Lemuel, pastor of a white church,
Heathenism, Negroes reduced to,
Henry, Patrick, views of, on the rights of man,
Henson, Rev. Josiah, leader and educator,
Higher education of Negroes urged by free people of color,
change in the attitude of some Negroes toward,
promoted in the District of Columbia,
in Pennsylvania,
in Ohio,
Hildreth, connected with Neau's school in New York,
Hill, Margaret, teacher in the District of Columbia,
Hillsborough, North Carolina, influence of the insurrection of,
Homeopathic College, Cleveland, admitted colored students,
Horton, George, poet,
Huddlestone, connected with Neau's school,
Humphreys, Richard, gave $10,000 to educate Negroes,
Hunter, John A., attended a mixed school,
Illinois, schools of, for benefits of whites,
separate schools of, a failure,
unfavorable legislation of,
separate schools of, disestablished,
Indiana, schools in colored settlements of,
attitude of, toward the education of the colored people,
prohibitive legislation of,
Industrial education recommended,
Industrial revolution, effect of, on education,
Inman, Anna, assistant of Myrtilla Miner,
Institute for Colored Youth established at Philadelphia,
Institute of Easton, Pennsylvania, admitted a Negro,
Instruction, change in meaning of the word
Inventions of Negroes; (see note 1)
Insurrections, slave, effect of
Iowa, Negroes of, had good school privileges
Jackson, Edmund, demanded the admission of colored pupils to Boston
schools
Jackson, Stonewall, teacher in a colored Sunday-school
Jackson, William, musician
Jay, John, a friend of the Negroes
Jay, William, criticized the Church for its failure to elevate the
Negroes;
attacked the policy of the colonizationists
Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, admitted Negroes
Jefferson, Thomas, views of, on the education of Negroes; (see note);
letter of, to Abbé H. Grégoire; letter to M.A. Julien; failed to
act as Kosciuszko's executor; corresponded with Banneker
Jesuits, French, instructed slaves
Jesuits, Spanish, teachers of Negroes
Johnson, Harriet C., assistant at Avery College
Johnson, John Thomas, teacher in the District of Columbia;
teacher in Pittsburgh
Jones, Alfred T., learned to read in Kentucky
Jones, Anna, aided Myrtilla Miner
Jones, Arabella, teacher in the District of Columbia
Jones, Rev. C.C., a white preacher among Negroes of Georgia;
Argument of,
for the religious instruction of Negroes; catechism of, for religious
instruction; estimate of those able to read
Jones, Matilda, supported Myrtilla Miner
Journalistic efforts of Negroes; (see note)
Judson, A.T., denounced Prudence Crandall's policy; upheld the law
prohibiting the establishment of colored schools in Connecticut
Keith, George, advocated religious training for the Negroes
Kemble, Frances Anne, discovered that the Negroes of some masters
were taught to read; (see note 4)
Kentucky, Negroes of, learned the rudiments of education; work of the
Emancipating Labor Society of; work of the Presbyterians of;
public opinion of; colored schools of
Kinkaid, J.B., taught M.W. Taylor of Kentucky
Knoxville, people of, favorable to the uplift of the colored race
Kosciuszko, T., plan of, to educate Negroes; (see note);
will of; fund of
Lafayette, Marquis de, visited New York African Free Schools;
said to be interested in a colored school in the West
Lancastrian method of instruction, effect of
Lane Seminary, students of, taught Negroes
Langston, J.M., student at Chillicothe and Oberlin
Latin, taught in a colored school
Law, Rev. Josiah, instructed Negroes in Georgia; (see note 1)
Lawrence, Nathaniel, supporter of New York colored schools
Lawyer for Liberia, a document
Lawyers, colored, recognized in the North; (see note 2)
Lay, Benjamin, advocate of the instruction of slaves
Leary, John S., went to private school
Lee, Thomas, a teacher in the District of Columbia
Leile, George, preacher in Georgia and Jamaica
Le Jeune, taught a little Negro in Canada
Le Petit instructed Negroes
Lewis, R.B., author
Lexington, Kentucky, colored school of; (see note 1, p. 223)
Liberia, education of Negroes for; education of Negroes in
Liberia College, founded
Liberty County, Georgia, instruction of Negroes in
Liverpool, Moses, one of the founders of the first colored school in
the District of Columbia
Livingston, W., teacher in Baltimore
Locke, John, influence of
Lockhart, Daniel J., instructed by white boys
London, Bishop of, formal declarations of, abrogating the law that a
Christian could not be held a slave
London, Canada, private school; mission school
Longworth, Nicholas, built a school-house for Negroes
Louisiana, education of Negroes in; hostile legislation of; Bishop Polk
of, on instruction of Negroes
Louisville, Kentucky, colored schools of
L'Ouverture, Toussaint, influence of
Lowell, Massachusetts, colored schools of; disestablished
Lowry, Rev. Samuel, taught by Rev. Talbot of Franklin College
Lowth, Bishop, interested in the uplift of the heathen
Lucas, Eliza, teacher of slaves
Lundy, Benjamin, helped Negroes on free soil
Lunenburg County, Virginia, colored congregation of
Madison, James, on the education of Negroes; letter of
Maine, separate school of
Malone, Rev. J.W., educated in Indiana
Malvin, John, organized schools in Ohio cities
Mangum, P.H., and W.P., pupils of John Chavis, a colored teacher
Manly, Gov. Charles, of North Carolina, taught by John Chavis
Mann, Lydia, aided Myrtilla Miner,
Manual Labor College, demand for,
Manumission, effect of the laws of,
Martin, Martha, sent to Cincinnati to be educated,
sister sent to a southern town to learn a trade,
Maréchal, Rev. Ambrose, helped to maintain colored schools,
Maryland, Abolition Society of, to establish an academy for Negroes,
favorable conditions,
public opinion against the education of Negroes,
law of, against colored mechanics,
Maryville Theological Seminary, students of, interested in the uplift
of Negroes,
Mason, Joseph T. and Thomas H., teachers in the District of Columbia,
Massachusetts, schools of,
struggles for democratic education,
disestablishment of separate schools,
Mather, Cotton, on the instruction of Negroes,
resolutions of,
Matlock, White, interest of, in Negroes,
Maule, Ebenezer, helped to found a colored school in Virginia,
May, Rev. Samuel, defender of Prudence Crandall,
McCoy, Benjamin, teacher in the District of Columbia,
McDonogh, John, had educated slaves,
McIntosh County, Georgia, religious instruction of Negroes,
McLeod, Dr., criticized the inhumanity of men to Negroes,
Meade, Bishop William, interested in the elevation of Negroes,
work of, in Virginia,
followed Bacon's policy,
collected literature on the instruction of Negroes,
Means, supported Myrtilla Miner,
Mechanics, opposed colored artisans,
Medical School of Harvard University open to colored students,
Medical School of the University of New York admitted colored students,
Memorial to Legislature of North Carolina, the education of slaves
urged,
Methodist preacher in South Carolina, work of, stopped by the people,
Methodists, enlightened Negroes,
change in attitude of,
founded Wilberforce,
Michigan, Negroes admitted to schools of,
Middleton, Charles, teacher in the District of Columbia,
Miles, Mary E.. assistant of Gilmore in Cincinnati,
Milton, influence of,
Miner, Myrtilla, teacher in the District of Columbia,
founded a school,
Minor Society of Charleston established a school for Negroes,
Minority report of Boston School Committee opposed segregation of
colored pupils,
Minutes of Methodist Episcopal Conference, resolution
on the instruction of Negroes
Minutes of the Meetings of Friends,
action taken to elevate the colored people
Missionaries,
English, interested in uplift of Negroes
French
Spanish
Missouri, prohibitive legislation of
Mitchell, John G., student in Indiana
Mitchell, S.T., began his education in Indiana
Mobile, provision for the education of the Negroes
Montgomery, I.T., educated under the direction of his master
Moore, Edward W., teacher, and author of an arithmetic
Moore, Helen, helped Myrtilla Miner
Moorland, Dr. J.E., an uncle of, studied medicine
Moravian Brethren, instructed colored people
Morris, Dr. E. C, instructed by his father
Morris, J., taught by his white father
Morris, J.W., student in Charleston
Morris, Robert, appointed magistrate
Murray, John, interested in the New York African Free Schools
Nantucket, Massachusetts, colored schools of
Neau, Elias, founded a colored school in New York City
Negroes,
learning to read and write
free education of
learning in spite of opposition
instructing white persons
reduced to heathenism
Neill, Rev. Hugh, missionary teacher of Negroes in Pennsylvania
Nell, Wm., author
New Bedford, Massachusetts,
colored schools of
disestablished
Newbern, North Carolina, effects of insurrection of
New Castle, Presbytery of,
established Ashmun Institute
New England,
schools in Anti-Slavery Society of
planned to establish a manual labor college
sent colored students to Canaan, New Hampshire
Newhall, Isabella, excluded a colored boy from school
New Hampshire, academy of,
broken up
schools of, apparently free to all
New Haven, separate schools of
colored Manual Labor College not wanted
interested in the education of persons for Africa and Haiti
New Jersey, Quakers of,
endeavored to elevate colored people
law of, to teach slaves
Negroes of, in public schools
Presbyterians of, interested in Negroes
separate schools
caste in schools abolished
New Orleans, education of the Negroes of
Newport, Rhode Island, separate schools
New York, Quakers of,
taught Negroes
Presbyterians
of, interested in Negroes,
work of Anti-Slavery Society of,
separate schools of,
schools opened to all,
New York Central College, favorable to Negroes,
New York City, African Free Schools,
transfer to Public School Society,
transfer to Board of Education,
society of free people of color of, organized a school,
Newspapers, colored, gave evidence of intellectual progress,
(see note 1,)
North Carolina, Quakers of, instructed Negroes,
Presbyterians of, interested in the education of Negroes,
Tryon's instructions against certain teachers,
manumission societies of, promoting the education of colored people,
reactionary laws of,
memorial sent to Legislature of, for permission to teach slaves,
Northwest Territory, education of transplanted Negroes,
settlements of, with schools,
Noxon, connected with Neau's school in New York City,
Nutall, an Englishman, taught Negroes in New York,
Oberlin grew out of Lane Seminary,
Objections to the instruction of Negroes considered and answered,
Ohio, colored schools of (see Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, and
Northwest Territory); struggle for education at public expense,
unfavorable legislation,
law of 1849,
Olmsted, P.L., found a plantation of enlightened slaves,
O'Neal of South Carolina Bar discussed with Chancellor Harper the
question of instructing Negroes,
Oneida Institute contributed to the education of Negroes,
Oregon, law of, hostile to Negroes,
Othello, a free Negro, denounced the policy of neglecting the Negroes,
Otis, James, on the rights of all men,
Palmer, Dr., catechism of,
Pamphlet, Gowan, a preacher in Virginia,
Parry, Alfred H., successful teacher,
Parsons, C.G., observed that some Negroes were enlightened,
Pastoral Letters of Bishop Gibson of London,
Patterson, Edward, learned to read in a Sabbath-school,
Payne, Dr. C.H., taught by his mother to read,
Payne, Bishop Daniel, student in Charleston,
agent to purchase Wilberforce,
Payne, Mrs. Thomas, studied under her master,
Pease, W., instructed by his owner,
Penn, William, believed in emancipation to afford Negroes an
opportunity for improvement,
Pennington, J. C, writer, teacher, and preacher of influence,
Pennsylvania, work of Quakers of,
favorable legislation,
law of,
against colored mechanics,
(see also Quakers, Friends, Presbyterians, and Philadelphia)
Perry, R.L., attended school at Nashville
Peterboro School of New York established
Petersburg, Virginia, colored schools of, colored churches
Pettiford, W.A., attended private school in North
Carolina
Philadelphia, Negroes of, taught by Quakers, early
colored schools, public aid secured for the education of Negroes,
names of teachers public and private, statistics of colored schools,
(see Quakers, Presbyterians, and Pennsylvania)
Phillips, Wendell, argument against the segregation of
colored people in Boston
Physicians, colored, (see note 3, 279)
Pinchback, P.B.S., studied in the Gilmore High School in
Cincinnati
Pinkney, William, views on the mental capacity of Negroes
Pious Negro, True Account of, a document
Pittsburgh, colored schools of
Plan for the Improvement of the Free Black, a document
Plantation system, the rise of,
effects of, on the enlightenment
of the Negroes
Pleasants, Robert, founder of a colored manual labor school
Polk, Bishop, of Louisiana, advocate of the instruction
of Negroes
Porteus, Bishop, a portion of his essay on the uplift of
Negroes (see also, note 2)
Portland, Maine, colored schools of
Potter, Henry, taught Negroesin the District of Columbia
Preachers, colored, preached to Negroes (see note 4). preached
to white people
Presbyterians, taught Negroes,
struggles of,
Acts of
Synods of, a document
Presbyterian Witness, criticized
churchmen neglectful of the
Negroes
Proposition for encouraging the Christian education of
Indian and Mulatto children at Lambeth, Virginia
Protestant Episcopal High School at Cape Palmas, Liberia
Prout, John, a teacher in the District of Columbia
Providence, Rhode Island, separate schools of
Providence Convent of Baltimore, influence of
Purcell, Jack, bearing of the confession of
Puritans, attitude of, toward the uplift of Negroes
Quakers, educational work among Negroes,
promoting education in the Northwest Territory,
(see also Friends)
Racial inferiority, the argument of
Randolph, John, slaves of, sent to Ohio
Raymond, Daniel, contributed to the education of Negroes
Reaction, the effect of
Reason, Chas. L., teacher in Institute for Colored Youth
Redmond, Sarah, denied admission to Boston School
Redpath, James, observation in the South
Refugees from Haiti and Santo Domingo, influence of;
bearing of, on insurrection
Refugees Home School established
Religious instruction discussed by Churchmen
Remond, C.L., lecturer and orator
Resolute Beneficial Society established a school
Revels, U.S. Senator Hiram, student in Quaker Seminary
Rhode Island, work of Quakers of; efforts of colored
people of; African Benevolent Society of; school laws of;
separate schools disestablished
Rice, Rev. David, complained that slaves were not enlightened
Rice, Rev. Isaac, mission of, in Canada
Richards, Fannie, teacher in Detroit
Riley, Mrs. Isaac, taught by master
Riots of cities, effect of
Roberts, Rev. D.R., attended school in Indiana
Rochester, Baptist Church of, lost members
Roe, Caroline, teacher in New York African Free Schools
Rush, Dr. Benjamin, desire to elevate the slaves; objections
of masters considered; interview with Dr. James Durham;
Rush Medical School admitted colored student
Russworm, John B., first colored man to graduate from college
Rutland College, Vermont, opened to colored students
Sabbath-schools, a factor in education; separation of the races
St. Agnes Academy established in the District of Columbia
St. Frances Academy established in Baltimore
Salem, Massachusetts, colored school of
Salem, New Jersey, work of Quakers of
Sampson, B.K., assistant teacher of Avery College
Samson, Rev. Dr., aided Hays, a teacher of Washington
Sanderson, Bishop, interest in the uplift of the heathen
Sandiford, Ralph, attacked slavery
Sandoval, Alfonso, opposed keeping slaves
Sandwich, Canada, separate school of
Sandy Lake Settlement broken up
Saunders of Cabell County, West Virginia, settled his slaves
on free soil
Savannah,
colored schools of
churches of
Scarborough, President W.S.,
early education of
Schoepf, Johann, found conditions favorable
Seaman, Jacob, interest of, in New York colored schools
Searing, Anna H., a supporter of Myrtilla Miner
Seaton, W.W., a supporter of Alexander Hays's School
Secker, Bishop,
plan of, for the instruction of Negroes
had Negroes educated for Africa
extract from sermon of
Settle, Josiah T., was educated in Ohio
Sewell, Chief Justice, on the instruction of Negroes
Shadd, Mary Ann, teacher in Canada
Shaffer, Bishop C.T., early education of, in Indiana
Sharp, Granville, on the colonization of Negroes
Sidney, Thomas, gave money to build school-house
Slave in Essex County, Virginia, learned to read
Slavery, ancient, contrasted with the modern
Small, Robert, student in South Carolina
Smedes, Susan Dabney, saw slaves instructed
Smith, Gerrit,
contributed money to the education of the Negro
founder of the Peterboro School
appeal in behalf of colored mechanics
Smith, Melancthon, interest of, in the New York African Free Schools
Smothers, Henry, founded a school in Washington
Snow riot, results of
Snowden, John Baptist, instructed by white children
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts,
efforts of
South Carolina,
schools of unfavorable conditions
prohibitive legislation
governor of, discussed the Vesey insurrection
Spain, King of, desired trade in enlightened slaves only
Spanish missionaries taught Negroes in America
Springfield, colored schools of
Statistics on the intellectual condition of Negroes
Stewart, Rev., a missionary in North Carolina
Stewart, T. McCants, student in Charleston
Stokes, Richard, teacher in the District of Columbia
Storrs, C.B.,
advocate of free discussion
influence of
Stowe, H.B.,
assisted Myrtilla Miner
interest of, in industrial education
Stratton, Lucy, taught Negroes
Sturgeon, Rev. William, work of, in Philadelphia
Sumler, Jas. W., learned to read with difficulty
Sylvester, Elisha, efforts of, in Boston
Tabbs, Thomas, teacher in the District of Columbia
Talbot County, Maryland, the education of the Negro in
Talbot, Mr., tutor in the District of Columbia,
Talbot, Reverend, taught Samuel Lowry at Franklin College,
Tappan, Arthur, work of, in behalf of Negroes,
Tanner, Bishop Benjamin Tucker, attended school in Pennsylvania,
Tarborough, North Carolina, effect of the insurrection of,
Tatem, Isaac, instructed Negroes,
Taylor, M.W., taught by his mother,
Taylor, Dr. Wm., educated for service in Liberia,
Taylor, Reverend, interest of, in the enlightenment of Negroes,
Templeton, John N., educational efforts of,
Tennessee, education of the Negroes of,
legislation of,
Terrell, Mary Church, mother of, taught by white gentleman,
Terrell, Robert H., father of, learned to read,
Thetford Academy opened to Negroes,
Thomas, J.C. teacher of W.S. Scarborough,
Thomas, Rev. Samuel, teacher in South Carolina,
Thompson, Margaret, efforts of, in the District of Columbia,
Thornton, views of, on colonization,
Toop, Clara G., an instructor at Avery College,
Toronto, Canada, evening school organized,
Torrey, Jesse, on education and emancipation,
Trenton, New Jersey, Quakers of, interested,
Troumontaine, Julian, teacher in Savannah,
"True Bands," educational work of, in Canada,
(see also note 1,)
Trumbull, John, teacher in Philadelphia,
Tucker, Ebenezer, principal of Union Literary Institute,
Tucker, Judge St. George, discussed slave insurrections,
Turner, Bishop Henry M., early education of,
Turner, Nathaniel, the education of,
effects of the insurrection of,
Union College admitted a Negro,
Union Literary Institute, Indiana, favorable to the instruction of
Negroes,
Vanlomen, Father, aided Maria Becraft,
Vashon, George B., principal of Avery College,
Vermont, required practically no segregation,
Vesey, Denmark, effect of the insurrection of,
Vesey, Reverend, interest of, in Neau's school,
Virginia, question of instructing Negroes of,
education of Negroes of, given legal sanction,
colored schools of,
work of abolitionists of,
interest of Quakers of,
efforts of Presbyterians of,
prohibitive legislation of,
Vocational training emphasized by Frederick Douglass,
interest of H.B. Stowe in,
Wagoner, H.O., taught by his parents,
Walker, David, appeal of,
Wall, Mary, teacher in the District of Columbia,
(see note 1)
Ward, S.R., attainments of,
Warren, John W., studied under white children,
Warville, Brissot de, found desirable conditions,
Washington, George, attitude of,
will of,
Waterford, Ephraim, taught by his employer,
Watkins, Wm., teacher in Baltimore,
Watrum, François Philibert, inquiry of, about instructing Negroes,
Wattles, Augustus, philanthropist and educator,
Wayman, Reverend, advocate of the instruction of Negroes,
Wayman, Rev. Dr., interest of, in free schools,
Weaver, Amanda, assisted Myrtilla Miner,
Wells, Nelson, bequeathed $10,000 to educate Negroes,
Wesley, John, opinion of, on the intellect of Negroes,
Western Reserve converted to democratic education,
Wetmore, Reverend, a worker connected with Neau's school,
Wheatley, Phyllis, education of,
poetry of,
White, j. T., attended school in Indiana,
White, Dr. Thomas J., educated for Liberia,
White, W.J., educated by his white mother,
Whitefield, Rev. George, interest in the uplift of Negroes,
plan of, to establish a school,
Whitefield, Rev. James, promoted education in Baltimore,
Whitefield, James M., poet,
Wickham, executor of Samuel Gist,
Williams, Bishop, urged the duty of converting the Negroes,
Williamson, Henry, taught by his master,
Wilmington, Delaware, educational work of abolitionists of,
Wilson, Bishop of Sodor and Man, published a pamphlet on the uplift of
the Negroes,
contributed money to educate the Negroes of Talbot County, Maryland,
Wilson, Rev. Hiram, inspector of schools in Canada,
founder of a manual labor school,
Windsor, Canada, school privileges of,
Wing, Mr., teacher in Cincinnati,
Winslow, Parson, children of, indulgent to Uncle Cephas,
Wisconsin, equal school facilities of,
Woodson, Ann, taught by her young mistress,
Woodson, Emma J., instructor at Avery College,
Woodson, Louis, teacher in Pittsburgh,
Woolman, John, interest of,
Wormley, James, efforts of, in the District of Columbia,
(see note 1)
Wormley, Mary, teacher in the District of Columbia,
Wortham, Dr. James L., pupil of John Chavis
Wright, Rev. John F., one of the founders of Wilberforce University
Xenia, Ohio, settlement of, Wilberforce University established near
Zane, Jonathan, gave $18,000 for the education of Negroes