Steamboat school.
TITLE:
Steamboat school.
Publication Date:
2016
Additional Contributors:
Summary:
In 1847 St. Louis, Missouri, when a new law against educating African Americans forces Reverend John to close his school, he finds an ingenious solution to the new state law by moving his school to a steamboat in the Mississippi River. Includes author's note on Reverend John Berry Meachum, a minister, entrepreneur, and educator who fought tirelessly for the rights of African Americans.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781423121961
General Note:
"Inspired by a true story."
"St. Louis, Missouri: 1847."
