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US National Archives

Samuel Chapman Armstrong: A Biographical Study

For Students 9th - 10th
A book-length biography of Samuel Chapman Armstrong, founder of Hampton Institute, a historically Black school founded during Reconstruction. The biography was written by Armstrong's daughter, Edith Armstrong Talbot, in 1904. The book is...
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Other

American National Biography Online: Armstrong, Samuel Chapman

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Samuel C. Armstrong, founder of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute during Reconstruction, to educate African Americans after the Civil War. Hampton is now Hampton University.
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University of Virginia

Divide and Conquer: The "Indian Experiment" at Hampton Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the inclusion of Native Americans in the student body at Hampton Institute, an African American training school which arose during Reconstruction.
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Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Hampton University

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative encyclopedia article traces the evolution of Hampton University from an agricultural and vocational institute for African Americans after the Civil War to a well-respected university offering graduate and research programs.