Jacob C. White Papers 1857-1914
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White, Jacob C., 1837-1902
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Jacob C. White was born in 1837. He grew up in Philadelphia, and in 1853 began attending the Institute for Colored Youth, a school founded by the Quakers to educate blacks to become teachers. On May 24, 1855, his classmates selected White to address the Governor of Pennsylvania, James Pollock, at a special reception at the Institute. In 1854 White was elected secretary of the Banneker Literary Institute, a position which he held until 1859. On May 6, 1857 White graduated from the In...
