Schooling for blacks in Henrico County, Virginia 1870-1933: with an emphasis on the contributions of Miss Virginia Estelle Randolph

This dissertation recounts the years of struggle, frustration, failure and success that blacks in Henrico county, Virginia, confronted in acquiring an education. Before the establishment of free universal public schooling in Virginia in 1870, there was strong public opinion against the schooling of blacks. After the outbreak of the Civil War, various missionaries and philanthropic agencies strove to aid blacks; and the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 brought an overall renewal of education for blacks. The Freedmen's Bureau aided in the construction of school buildings, and the philanthropic agencies supported teachers for the established schoolhouses. The Freedmen's Bureau ceased operation in Virginia in 1871; but by then, Virginia's public school system had been put into operation.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Administration

Department dc:contributor.department

Educational Administration

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1990

Author dc:creator

• Brown, Linda Bigger

Chairs dc:contributor.committeechair

• Hunt, Thomas C.
• Underwood, Kenneth E.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• McKeen, Ronald L.
• Conley, Houston
• Bosher, William Jr.

• segregation

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-09162005-115016

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/39359