School For Negroes To Be Built in West End
The board plans spending about 720000 to build a new Negro school at the southeast corner of Seventh and Cutter streets facing Linton Park. The 30 classroom facility will be in Spanish Renaissance style with gym spaces and pools. The attached public reaction argues for mixed schools and condemns segregation.
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West End
Board of Education
Seventh
Cutter Streets
Linton Park
Seventh Street
Barr Street
Cutter Street
the Enquirer
Birth of Stowe School Spars Segregation Debate
A lengthy history outlines how Stowe School emerged from clashes at Douglass School, led by Miss Jennie Porter and Principal F. M. Russell. It details Porter’s push to lead a new school for Black students, amid protests over Jim Crow expansion and mixed feelings from white allies and teachers.
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A. J. DeHart
Jennie Porter
Dr. DeHart
Douglass School
DeHart
F. M. Russel
Cincinnati University
Miss Porter
Russel
West End
STOWE
Closed Jim Crow School In Pittsburg Closes
In Pittsburg, colored residents refused to support a separate “ Negro” school on West Front Street. They sent their children to the regular public schools with white children, forcing the Jim Crow school to close for want of patronage.
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Pittsburg
West Front Street
Porter
Cleveland Advocates Fight Jim-crow Detention Plan
A Cleveland Women’s Protective Association plan to segregate girls by race at Sterling House prompts resignation of Mrs. O. Pridgeon. Sabina Marshall leads the push, sparking community alarm that separate institutions undermine equal opportunity. Local groups urged to oppose the policy to prevent further racial separation.
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The
Women's Protective Association of
Cleveland
Theu
Sterling House
O. Pridgeon
City
Negro Church and Community Needs Survey Planned
The Interchurch World Movement begins a nationwide study of the condition of Negro churches and Negro communities in urban and rural areas as part of a broader survey of church and community needs across the United States and the world.
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New York
Interchurch World Movement
United States
Spotlight on Stowe School effort sparks petition drive
The piece details a heated push to build a new Stowe School with mass petitions of 6 000 signatures. It alleges coercive tactics by teachers and white leaders, claims of prejudice, harsh rumors about colored students, and accusations of deception by officials and outsiders to oppose racial integration.
The Colored People Are Told What To Do About Stowe School
A citywide message urges colored parents to send children to Stowe School for future teaching roles and loyalty to their race. It contrasts white school treatment with colored schools where students may go freely, noting petitions from leading residents against establishing Stowe School.
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Les
Music Hall
Stowe School Plantation
Stowe School
Plan to segregate schools sparks bribery claims
A sharp claim alleges a plan to separate Stowe School and a Cumminsville high school with colored pupils expelled from further schools. It accuses officials of bribing Black families with promised teaching jobs for their children.
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Stowe School
Cumminsville
Madden Bill to End Jim Crow Cars Urges Nation to Press Senators
A National Equal Rights League committee at 2132 Fifth Avenue reports Rep Madden’s amendment to abolish Jim Crow cars stalled at 12 votes in Congress. It urges immediate action, plans to lobby Republican leaders Hays and Senate allies, then push senators to introduce and pass the amendment before 1920. The effort spans Washington and Northern lawmakers to compel House support.
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League
Senate
New York
N. Y
Fifth Avenue
National Equal Rights League
Congress
Madden
Hays
Washington
House
Parents urged to resist signed pledges over Stowe School
The note warns parents not to sign any paper against Stowe School when asked at church or elsewhere. It claims the request is a trick by white adults to block funding for a new school, urging vigilance against such pressure.
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Ohio
Cleveland Gazette
Negro Survey
Kentucky
Jennie
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