Glimpses at the Freedmen-The Freedmen's Union Industrial School, Richmond, Va.

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Title

Glimpses at the Freedmen-The Freedmen's Union Industrial School, Richmond, Va.

Subject

African Americans, education, labor

Description

In addition to teaching freed men, women, and children to read and write, northern missionary and relief associations also established industrial schools for adults to help African Americans achieve self-sufficiency in the new free labor market.

Creator

James E. Taylor

Source

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 22, 1866, p. 5

Date

1866

Contributor

Library of Virginia

Rights

CC BY-SA

Format

JPG

Type

Engraving

Identifier

15_0959_003 Freedmen Union 1866

Coverage

Richmond, Virginia

Citation

James E. Taylor, “Glimpses at the Freedmen-The Freedmen's Union Industrial School, Richmond, Va.,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed December 4, 2024, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/526.