Promotional leaflet for the Montgomery County Training School ("For the Training of Young Colored Boys and Girls") in Waugh, Alabama.
The leaflet includes illustrations; describes the location, facility, and student body; lists several goals of the institution (such as "encouraging our boys to remain on the farm instead of going to the crowded cities"); and gives a testimonial from several local white citizens commending...
Format: | Electronic |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/13239 |
Summary: | The leaflet includes illustrations; describes the location, facility, and student body; lists several goals of the institution (such as "encouraging our boys to remain on the farm instead of going to the crowded cities"); and gives a testimonial from several local white citizens commending the school as a "work worthy of any help that might be given it by friends of Negro Education." |
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