Berea and Madison County
Download or Read eBook Berea and Madison County PDF written by Jacqueline Grisby Burnside and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jacqueline Grisby Burnside |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 136 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0738544329 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780738544328 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Berea and Madison County by : Jacqueline Grisby Burnside
Book excerpt: After the Civil War, black families were invited to Berea by white abolitionist Rev. John G. Fee to develop an interracial school and church. From 1866 to 1904, residents' lives revolved around Berea College, which educated black and white students together from primary school through college. In 1904, the Day Law prohibited interracial education. College trustees retained white students while funding blacks to attend allblack colleges elsewhere. From 1904 to 1950, when the Day Law was amended, many residents upheld racial equality principles.
