Historical Newspaper: Work Among the Negroes: Beneficial Effects of Teachers on St. Helena Island

Laura Towne

Historical Newspaper: Work Among the Negroes: Beneficial Effects of Teachers on St. Helena Island

09/06/1900

Historical Newspaper

Chronicling America presents an article titled, "Work Among the Negroes: Beneficial Effects of Teachers on St. Helena Island," which appeared in the September 6, 1900 edition of The Evening Times newspaper. According to the article, the Port Royal Experiment - which aimed to improve the lives of the newly freed African America on St. Helena Island in the South Carolina Sea Islands- was a great success. The article offers an account of Laura Matilda Towne and Ellen Murray's contributions to freed people's education during the experiment.

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Library of Congress (The Evening Times, DC)

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