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Early Shelby County School for Free Persons and the Enslaved

In 1849, in Shelby County, KY, C. W. Robinson, a white minister, attempted to establish a Sunday School for free Negroes and for slaves who were given permission by their masters to attend the school. For his efforts, Rev. Robinson was flogged in the school room by the Shelby County chief patrol officer. The story was printed in the Shelby News, and retold in the Northhampton Herald and The North Star. There were about 150 free Negroes in Shelby County in 1850 [source: U.S. Federal Census]. For more see "A Preacher flogged," The North Star, 07/20/1849, p.3; "The Shelbyville Negro Sabbath School," The Morning Courier, 06/07/1849, p.2. See also entries for African American Schools in the NKAA Database.

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NKAA Source: North star, The (newspaper)
NKAA Source: The Shelby news (newspaper)
NKAA Source: Northampton daily herald (newspaper)
NKAA Source: The Louisville morning courier (newspaper)

Related Entries Citing this Entry

NKAA Entry: African American Schools in Shelby County, KY
NKAA Entry: First Sabbath School of the West

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“Early Shelby County School for Free Persons and the Enslaved,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed July 27, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/2608.

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