Word: freedman
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Glenn bill, which makes it a penal offence to teach in mixed schools of white and colored pupils, has brought the Atlanta University into prominence. In 1869, the Freedman's Burean established the university and soon after the State appropriated a large sum for its support. The outcry raised against the Glenn bill was so great that a modification was introduced which withheld all State appropriations, and by so doing a direct income of $8000 per year was taken from the university. The policy of the institution has not been abandoned on this account, and the subscriptions of private individuals...
...positive in your attitude, but not dogmatic. Plunge into the stream and learn to do things yourself. Intelligence and sympathy come with experience. Learn the lesson of doing the right that lies close at hand, from the brave action of Mr. Cable in publishing his two books "The Freedman's Case in Equity," and "The Silent South." His action in defying social ostracism for the sake of what he felt was the right should be an example to us. It is by such men that the work of the world is done...