FCC Class: African American Schools in Frederick MD During Reconstruction
FCC Class: African American Schools in Frederick MD During Reconstruction
After emancipation in Maryland in 1864, African Americans in Frederick County were eager to establish schools for their children. The first school opened in 1865 in Quinn Chapel AME Church in Frederick. With the assistance of the Freedmen’s Bureau and philanthropic and religious organizations, at least 14 schools operated between 1865 to 1872 when the…