One of the country's first schools for formerly enslaved people, established on St. Helena Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina in 1862 by Northern missionaries.
Note: See book p. 342-344, slide #364-366.The Library of Congress presents an article published in the book, An Era of Progress and Promise: Education…
The New York Times presents an April 4, 2008 article, by Shaila Dewan, that provides an account of Dr. Martin Luther King's time spent at Penn Center,…
The University of North Carolina Special Collections Library features a 1937 historical photo, by Margaret Noyes, that shows African American students…
