Relates information originally published in Baltimore Sun regarding a "colored meeting" about education held in Havre de Grace. Freedmen's Bureau assistant commissioner Gregory was in attendance, along with George M. McComas, William M. Marine, R. M. Janney, Rev. Thomas, Archibald Sterling, Jr., and Judge Hugh Lennox Bond. Donations were collected to aid in the construction of the schoolhouse at Havre de Grace.
This article in The Christian Recorder (the newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church) recounts a public exhibition at teacher Edmonia Highgate's school in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was attended by officers of the AMA and the Freedmen's Bureau. Students presented various recitations, songs, and dialogues.
This brief notice in The Christian Recorder (the newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church) reports that teacher Edmonia Highgate and the wife of Rev. John Turner of the A.M.E. church were cordially received by "Madam Ristori the great Italian Tragedienne" at her hotel lodgings in New Orleans.
Includes an excerpt of a letter by Judge Hugh Bond that rebukes churches led by Northern pastors for lack of support for freedpeople, mentions the possible creation of a monument for teachers in Baltimore, and praises the women who teach in the schools for freedpeople. Also includes the concluding remarks from the Third Annual Report of the Baltimore Association, which connects the education of freedpeople to a better, larger labor force.
Rev. James Davis, presiding elder of the Odessa District, Delaware Colored Conference, appeals to the Baltimore Association for the Moral and Educational Improvement of the Colored People, to know whether African Americans in his district ought to allow schools in their churches due to church burnings and the costs to repair. Also includes a response from Judge Hugh Bond that schools should not close because there are friends of the Advocate committed to rebuilding burned churches.
An article by "T. W. C." describes the Baltimore Association and its founders. Mentions the existence of "a few false Moses" within the organization who are attempting to stop Black women from obtaining teaching positions and the treatment of Black women teachers. Claims that the Baltimore Association has been sending qualified Black teachers from the New England Freedmen's Aid Society out to teach in rural areas while reserving city teaching positions for white teachers.
In this article in The Christian Recorder (the newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church), teacher Edmonia Highgate reports on the state of education in New Orleans, where 5000 children have been educated by 150 teachers with government support. She describes a recent educational exhibition, as well as Mardi Gras festivities.
In this article in The Christian Recorder (the newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church), teacher Edmonia Highgate eulogizes Madam Louise de Mortie, who had been a prominent supporter and fund-raiser for the orphan asylum in New Orleans.
In this article in The Christian Recorder (the newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church), teacher Edmonia Highgate reports the death of pastor J. B. Smith of the Free Mission Baptist Church. Smith had been one of the elected members of the new school board in New Orleans.
A list of materials (1500 feet of weather boarding, 1000 feet of sheathing, 400 feet of flooring, 2000 laths, and 1000 feet of dressed lumber) needed to complete the schoolhouse at Hendon Hill, referred from Baltimore Association actuary R. M. Janney to Assistant Commissioner Gregory. On Aug. 30 the document was forwarded from Gregory's office to Special Agent and Disbursing Officer Samuel J. Wright, who was ordered to furnish the listed materials.
Summary of the Second Annual meeting for the Baltimore Association, including total number of receipts, expenses, and the amount of money the New England Freedmen's Aid Association, New York Association, Pennsylvania Freedmen's Aid Association, Friends' Association of Philadelphia, and Friends in England contributed to the organization. Notes the operation of 73 schools (22 in Baltimore), 74 teachers, and 7,000 students, with the majority of teachers being Black. [Friends' Review: A Religious, Literary and Miscellaneous Journal, Vol. 20 (Dec. 22, 1866): 266.]
Lists the names of teachers working in the South and supported by various associations. Includes the teacher's name, school name/location, and the association that supports the teacher. Also has a separate list of the names of each teacher in alphabetical order with the association that supports the teacher and the state in which they are located. References Fallston, Perrymansville, Hopewell Crossroads, Havre de Grace, and Churchville. This is followed by an alphabetical list of teachers.
This article in The Christian Recorder (the newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church) summarizes the proceedings of a convention held at Syracuse, N.Y. Edmonia Highgate was among those invited to speak.
In this article in The Christian Recorder (the newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church), teacher Edmonia Highgate reports that an educational association has been started in New Orleans, to work in cooperation with the Freedmen's Bureau. She describes the hardships borne by the determined teachers and students of the area, and encourages northern readers to contribute funds.
In this article in The Christian Recorder (the newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church), teacher Edmonia Highgate describes a recent quarterly meeting on the subject of education held at St. James' Chapel.
This article in The Christian Recorder (the newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church), "Sallie" reports from Norfolk, Virginia on the terrible scene presented by the arrival of a steamer carrying wounded U.S.C.T. soldiers. She also reports that teacher Edmonia Highgate has departed for her home in Syracuse, N.Y., having suffered an "aberration of the mind." She adds that "no teacher will be more universally missed than Ms. H."
In this article in The Christian Recorder (the newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church), teacher Edmonia Highgate reflects on the gains made as a result of the war, and how they may be for naught if education is not pursued. She encourages the wives of black soldiers to dress well and keep a neat home, so that when their husbands return home they will not feel compelled to roam.
Discusses the accomplishments of the Association, including having 70 schools, 76 teachers, and an average attendance of 5,645 students. Also mentions the failures of the city and state of Maryland to support African Americans, the goal to be co-laborers with African Americans, and burning of churches as a result of schools being made. The article requests funding from the North to support their work.
Mentions the work of the Baltimore Association and other associations, including the opening of a free school for Black girls on Saratoga Street by the American Missionary Association.
Notes Maryland as the leading state in immediate and uncompensated emancipation, the Baltimore Association creating schools with a $20,000 overlay, and discusses the report by Judge Hugh L. Bond from The Pennsylvania Freedmen's Bulletin. Also compares the state of freedpeople to poor white people.
In this article in The Christian Recorder (the newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church), teacher Edmonia Highgate reports from Enterprise, Mississippi. She describes the opportunity and need for missionary work in that state, and reminds her readers that "the teachers in the North are the rear guard of the grand army of the Republic. Do not think that an abiding peace is conquered."
Newspaper article from The Aegis listing trustees for colored schools for 1882-1883. In addition to McComas, Hopewell, Gravelly Hill, Bel Air, Hendon Hill, Asbury, Clark's Chapel, Fallston, Fairview, La Grange, Hosanna, and Havre de Grace, the article lists several other schools: Abingdon, Michaelsville, Sydney Park, Upper X Roads (Upper Crossroads), and Muttonburg.
In this article in The Christian Recorder (the newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church), teacher Edmonia Highgate ruminates on the nature of faith and truth.
Teacher Edmonia Highgate reports 40 students enrolled and offers comments on the situation of the school. She writes that the church in which the school is taught has been threatened with burning by local whites, who she describes as "very ignorant" and uneducated. The children of soldiers are in need of clothing. The students have a "keen relish" for learning.