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House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children incorporation pamphlet, 1871
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Scope and Contents
A pamphlet printed by Baltimore printer J. Jones in 1871 titled "House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children. Incorporated by the General Assembly of Maryland at the January Session, 1870." The pamphlet features an appeal to the public for funds to establish a reform school for Black boys in Maryland. As observed in the opening address to the public, at the time of publication Maryland had a reform school for white boys, known as the “House of Refuge.” The pamphlet includes the...
Dates:
1871