This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...of the Society that "a flourishing negro school was taught in Charleston by a negro of the society under the inspection and direction of the worthy rector, Garden, by which means many poor negroes were taught." 1 But such exceptions were rare and, on the whole, without effect on the race, which at the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...of the Society that "a flourishing negro school was taught in Charleston by a negro of the society under the inspection and direction of the worthy rector, Garden, by which means many poor negroes were taught." 1 But such exceptions were rare and, on the whole, without effect on the race, which at the time of emancipation was almost wholly illiterate. The first systematic effort to educate the colored people was made by the American Missionary Association in 1861, through the opening of a school for ' contrabands' at Hampton, Va. By June, 1S62, 86 teachers were at work in various parts of the South. In 1863, General Grant placed the duty of superintending the colored people of the region included in the army operations, in the hands of Rev. John Eaton, who in 1866 had over 770,000 of these people under his charge. But in 1865 a change was made in the educational work, and the Freedman's Bureau was organized under General Howard. The Bureau continued in existence from January 1, 1865, to August 31, 1871, and over five million dollars, it is estimated, were expended through it for the education of the freedmen. During the past twenty-five years the education of the race has been largely in the hands of the state govern 1 Among the freed negroes, however, considerable progress in educa. Hon had been made, as is evidenced by the table below, abstracted from the census reports for 1S50 and 1860 and reprinted in Mr. Ingle's "Southern Sidelights." ILLITERACY AMONG FREE NEGRO ADULTS 20 YEARS AND OVER. 1850 AND 1860. Population. Illiterates. Percentage. 1850, South North 1860, South North 115,231 61,031 52.96 104,289 33.594 32.3o 126,803 62,492 4936 120,303 33.369 27.73 ments, all of which provide to the extent of their ability...
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