On this day in 1787, the African Free School was founded in New York City for the children of enslaved people and free people of color. It educated thousands, including Ira Aldridge, Henry Highland Garnet and James McCune Smith. #AfricanFreeSchool #BlackHistory

Chapter 38:
The ABCs of Education: The Revolutionary Story of Manhattan's African Free Schools - 1787.

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