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Black church and schools seed Afro-American education
The piece traces the black church as a social hub that fostered early black education through Freedmen's Aid Societies after the Civil War. It notes Afro-American religious music, the shift from slavery to freedom, and key figures like Milton M. Holland, the first black Medal of Honor recipient, with later references to Oklahoma-era settler Brit Johnson and Kiowa conflicts.
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Republic
Texas
North
South
Tegan
Carthage
Panola County
Ohio
Athens County
Quartermaster Corps
Delaware
Fifth United States Colored Troops
Benjamin F. Butter
Holland
North Carolina
James River
Richmond
Petersburg
Deep Bottom
Chaffin's Farm
Mo Owas
Virginia Dickey
Calumbus
United States Post Office Department
Washington, D.C
Silver Spring