Misses Cooke's School Room, Freedmen's Bureau, Richmond, Va.
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Title
Misses Cooke's School Room, Freedmen's Bureau, Richmond, Va.
Subject
African Americans, education
Description
This was one of many schools that opened in Richmond after the Civil War. Men and women arrived under the auspices of northern missionary and beneficial societies to help educate the freedpeople, who had been denied education under slavery. The Freedmen's Bureau helped provide the infrastructure to maintain and administer schools in Virginia.
Creator
James E. Taylor
Source
Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, November 17, 1866, p. 132
Publisher
Frank Leslie
Date
1866
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Engraving
Identifier
15_0959_004
Coverage
Richmond, Virginia
Citation
James E. Taylor, “Misses Cooke's School Room, Freedmen's Bureau, Richmond, Va.,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed October 31, 2025, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/569.