"Act to Establish and Maintain a Uniform System of Public Free Schools"
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Title
"Act to Establish and Maintain a Uniform System of Public Free Schools"
Subject
African Americans, education, segregation
Description
Virginia's General Assembly passed an act to create the state's first public school system on July 11, 1870. Section 47 of the act required that "white and colored persons shall not be taught in the same school, but in separate schools, under the same general regulations as to management, usefulness, and efficiency. . . ."
Creator
Virginia General Assembly
Source
Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, Passed at the Session of 1869–'70 (1870), 402-417.
Publisher
Richmond, Va.: James E. Goode, Printer
Date
July 11, 1870
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Book
Identifier
15_1075_001a, 15_1075_001b, 15_1075_002a, 15_1075_002b, 15_1075_003a, 15_1075_003b, 15_1075_004a, 15_1075_004b, 15_1075_005a, 15_1075_005b, 15_1075_006a, 15_1075_006b, 15_1075_007a, 15_1075_007b, 15_1075_008a, 15_1075_008b
Coverage
Virginia
Citation
Virginia General Assembly, “"Act to Establish and Maintain a Uniform System of Public Free Schools",” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed December 21, 2024, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/574.