Article: Entering the World of a Civil War Missionary: Laura M. Towne
Subject
Laura Towne
Title
Article: Entering the World of a Civil War Missionary: Laura M. Towne
Date
11/20/2015
Type
Article
Description
The Library of Congress features a 2015 article, written by Gay Coyler, that provides an account of the contributions of Laura Matilda Towne - a White missionary teacher and abolitionist - who traveled to the South to educate freed people and help them adjust to life after slavery. Included are several primary source photographs from photographers Hubbard & Mix, who came to St. Helena Island in Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1866 to document the school.
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The Library of Congress
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“Article: Entering the World of a Civil War Missionary: Laura M. Towne,” Project Reconstruction, accessed September 17, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/690.