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Read about the development of free education for African Americans following the emancipation of this enslaved population. This article focuses on schools in Texas, including what is now known as Texas A&M University. Includes a photograph of African American students in training to become teachers.
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black education, freedmen, african american education, african american schools, african americans during reconstruction, free school bill, freedmen's bureau, reconstruction in texas, texas a&m university, texas state library and archives commission, free education and emancipation, post-civil war america
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