Education of the Colored People
Summary
A meeting of the colored people of Hagerstown at Bethel Church was held to discuss building a school on land given by Mrs. Lawrence. Attending were both colored and white citizens. Gen. C. H. Howard, Commissioner of Freedmen for Maryland, Rev. John Kimball, Superintendent for Education for MD and Capt. J. C. Brubaker, Military Commissioner at Harper's Ferry were present. Capt. Brubaker presided. Mention was made of the advantages of the colored people of Washington County of having public support for their rights. They are not subject to the indignities shown to Negroes in the South. The colored people were urged by Mr. Kimball to take immediate advantage of the opportunity to build a school.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald and Torch Light
Publication Date: May 27th, 1868
Page/Column: 2F
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- African Americans
