Freedmen's Aid Society

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Freedmen's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1866 for the "relief and education required in behalf of the freedmen"; in 1920 the name was changed to the Board of Education for Negroes of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

From the description of Freemen's Aid Society annual reports, 1874-1886. (Claflin College). WorldCat record id: 70966675

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referencedIn Ladies Army Aid Society (Northampton, Mass.). Ladies Army Aid Society collection, 1861-1866. Historic Northampton Museum & Education Center
creatorOf Freedmen's Aid Society. Freemen's Aid Society annual reports, 1874-1886. Claflin College
referencedIn Potter, Horatio, 1802-1887. Horatio Potter papers, 1826-1882. Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
referencedIn Hartzell, Joseph C. (Joseph Crane), 1842-1928. Joseph C. Hartzell letters, 1862-1906. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Documents relating to Charles Sumner, 1828-1912. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Hartzell, Joseph C. (Joseph Crane), 1842-1928. person
associatedWith Ladies Army Aid Society (Northampton, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Methodist Episcopal Church corporateBody
associatedWith Potter, Horatio, 1802-1887. person
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Freedmen
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Active 1874

Active 1886

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