Dublin Core
Title
Emancipation Oak, Hampton, Virginia
Subject
African Americans, emancipation
Description
Standing near the entrance to Hampton University, the Emancipation Oak was the site of Mary Peake's first classroom for the many African Americans who escaped slavery to freedom at Fort Monroe in 1861. In 1863 African Americans gathered there to hear the words of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Creator
unknown
Source
Hampton Institute, Everyday Life at Hampton Institute (1907)
Publisher
Hampton Institute
Date
ca. 1907
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
photograph
Identifier
14_1168_027_.jpg
Coverage
Hampton, Virginia