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[EDUCATION]. 2 titles, incl. Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society. Cincinnati, 1904.
Sale 2070 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, including African Americana
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Feb 14, 2025
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[EDUCATION]. 2 titles, incl. Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society. Cincinnati, 1904.
The Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society. [Cincinnati, OH] : [Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society, of the Methodist Episcopal Church], 1904. 8vo (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.), 8pp., illustrated throughout, incl. "Stars in our Southern Firmament" map, and music for "Our Country's Voice" and "Battle Hymn of the Republic."
Freedmen’s aid societies played a central role in uplifting formerly enslaved persons, with a strong focus on education. Christian organizations comprised of both Black and white members were at the heart of this endeavor.
[With:] GREENE, Harry Washington. Holders of Doctorates Among American Negroes. Boston, MA: Meador Publishing Co., 1946. 8vo. Original blue-green cloth stamped in gilt. Original pictorial dustjacket.
An educational and social study of African Americans who earned doctoral degrees between 1876 and 1943, cross-indexed by category of degrees and institution that awarded them.
Together, 2 titles.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.