The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861

Carter Godwin Woodson

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Chapters

  1. 1.Prefaceoriginal only · 2 min
  2. 2.Chapter Ioriginal only · 18 min
  3. 3.Chapter IIoriginal only · 42 min
  4. 4.Chapter IIIoriginal only · 26 min
  5. 5.Chapter IVoriginal only · 29 min
  6. 6.Chapter Voriginal only · 36 min
  7. 7.Chapter VIoriginal only · 37 min
  8. 8.Chapter VIIoriginal only · 33 min
  9. 9.Chapter VIIIoriginal only · 31 min
  10. 10.Chapter IXoriginal only · 31 min
  11. 11.Chapter Xoriginal only · 35 min
  12. 12.Chapter XIoriginal only · 34 min
  13. 13.Chapter XIIoriginal only · 30 min
  14. 14.Chapter XIIIoriginal only · 36 min
  15. 15.Appendixoriginal only · 4 min
  16. 16.Edit Du Roioriginal only · 2 min
  17. 17.A Proposition for Encouraging the Christian Education of Indian, Negro, and Mulatto Children at Lambeth, Virginia, 1724original only · 1 min
  18. 18.Pastoral Letter of Bishop Gibson of Londonoriginal only · 3 min
  19. 19.Another Pastoral Letter of Bishop Gibson of Londonoriginal only · 1 min
  20. 20.An Extract from a Sermon Preached by Bishop Secker of London in 1741original only · 2 min
  21. 21.Extracts from the Sermons of Rev. Thomas Bacon Addressed to Masters and Servants About 1750original only · 10 min
  22. 22.Extract from the Appendix of Benjamin Fawcett's "address to the Christian Negroes in Virginia"original only · 6 min
  23. 23.Extract from Jonathan Boucher's "a View of the Causes and Consequences of the American Revolution"(1763)original only · 1 min
  24. 24.Boucher on American Education in 1773original only · 1 min
  25. 25.A 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 Propagatioriginal only · 8 min
  26. 26.Extract from "the Acts of Dr. Bray's Visitation Held at Annapolis in Maryland, May 23, 24, 25, Anno 1700"original only · 1 min
  27. 27.Extracts from the Minutes of the Meetings of the Society of Friends…original only · 1 min
  28. 28.From the Minutes of the Yearly Meeting of the Friends of Philadelphia and New Jersey, 1779original only · 1 min
  29. 29.From the Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Friends of Chesteroriginal only · 1 min
  30. 30.From the Minutes of the Haddonfield Quarterly Meetingoriginal only · 2 min
  31. 31.From the Minutes of the Yearly Meeting of the Friends of Virginia in 1757 and 1773original only · 1 min
  32. 32.Extract from the Minutes of the Methodist Conference, 1785original only · 1 min
  33. 33.A Portion of an Act of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in 1800original only · 1 min
  34. 34.An Act of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in 1801original only · 1 min
  35. 35.Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacksoriginal only · 3 min
  36. 36.Extract from the "address of the American Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies, 1795"original only · 2 min
  37. 37.A Portion of the "address of the American Convention of Delegates to the Free Africans and Other Free People of Color, 1796"original only · 1 min
  38. 38.A Portion of the Address to the Free People of Color by the American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, 1819original only · 1 min
  39. 39.The Will of Kosciuszkooriginal only · 1 min
  40. 40.From Washington's Willoriginal only · 1 min
  41. 41.This Interesting Dialogue Was Written by an American About 1800original only · 5 min
  42. 42.A True Account of a Pious Negrooriginal only · 3 min
  43. 43.Letter to Abbé Grégoire, of Paris, 1809original only · 1 min
  44. 44.Portion of Jefferson's Letter to M.a. Julien, July 23, 1818original only · 1 min
  45. 45.From Madison's Letter to Miss Frances Wright, September 1, 1825original only · 3 min
  46. 46.From Frederick Douglass's Paper, 1853: "learn Trades or Starve"original only · 5 min
  47. 47.Education of Colored Peopleoriginal only · 5 min
  48. 48.From 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 Colororiginal only · 1 min
  49. 49.A Lawyer for Liberiaoriginal only · 2 min
  50. 50.State of Maryland,original only · 1 min
  51. 51.Bibliographyoriginal only · 54 min