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African American school, Forsyth County

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Photo by unknown creator, circa 1870. Collection of the Wachovia Historical Society; photograph courtesy of Old Salem Museums & Gardens.

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Digital Forsyth
Date created
c. 1870
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This photograph copyright ©2009. All Rights Reserved

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  • Antebellum North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the antebellum period (1830–1860). Topics include slavery, daily life, agriculture, industry, technology, and the arts, as well as the events leading to secession and civil war. (Page 1.6)

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Black and white photo of school building

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Circa 1870 photo of the first school for African Americans in Forsyth County. The school was built near Salem in 1867 on Moravian lands south of Salem Creek.