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African Americans Education History 19th century Antislavery movements United States Miner, Myrtilla 1815-1864 Women educators United States Biography

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This noble woman : Myrtilla Miner and her fight to establish a school for African American girls in the slaveholding South

Greenburg, Michael M

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Summary: Myrtilla Miner, the daughter of poor white farmers in Madison County, New York, was fueled by an unyielding feminist conviction. On December 3, 1851, the fiery educator and abolitionist opened the School for Colored Girls-- the only school in Washington, DC, dedicated to training African American students to be teachers. Milner fended off numerous attacks, including stonings, arson, and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2018

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 MIN

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