African American; Freed slave; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Rosetta McCray was born a slave in Petersburg, Virginia. Her father John McCray was able to acquire her freedom in the 1840s. She married John Henry Hill and bore two children before leaving Petersburg for Canada. While there, their two sons...
Freedom fighter; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
John Henry Hill was born a slave in King and Queen County, Virginia, in March 1828. He escaped from the institution of slavery in 1853 and fled to Canada. He was very active in the Underground Railroad movement in Canada. After the Civil War...
DeLong, Mary A. [Ann] Craig, 1865-1960; Southern University and A & M College--Students
Black and white photograph of Mary A. Craig DeLong. She was Southern's first student to enter the premises at Southern University when it was chartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Agricultural facilities--Louisiana; Southern University and A & M College--Buildings
The Agricultural school was established in October, 1891. The first superintendent was Board member, Professor Hugh Jamison, Jr., who was married and had several children, and served from August 21, 1890, until his death in 1899. The clearing of...
The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...
The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...
The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...
More Than Seven Hundred Children Used The New (Then) Warren A. Candler Memorial Library For The Established Community Project. Librarian, Sarah I. Walton Wallace.
On May 3, 1946 Albert Einstein Visited Lincoln University, Where He Received an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws), Lectured Students on the Theory or Relativity, and Had Tea With Faculty Children.
African American teachers--In-service training--Louisiana; Reading (Primary)--Louisiana
Up-Grading Teachers in Service. Representatives of the Education Division discussing with teachers in the St. John Magnolia School procedures for improving reading habits of children.
Photographs, Outstanding People with a Fisk Connection
Arna Bontemps (1902-1973). Poet, novelist, essayist, educator, librarian. Author of God Sends Sunday (1931) and Black Thunder (1936). Wrote several children's books with Jack Conroy, including Sam Patch (1951). Received the Jane Addams Children's...
The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...
Photograph of Booker T. Washington, His Wife and Children. From left to right, Ernest Davidson Washington, Booker T. Washington, Jr., Margaret Murray Washington, Booker T. Washington, Sr. and Portia Washington.
Bennett College -- Campus Building; Theological seminary; College Buildings
Gorrell Street Gateway Has a Plaque Attached to the Pier Just East of the Gateway Opening That Reads: "The Catherine Bearden Way, Presented to Bennett College by Her Children as a Token of Their Appreciation."
