Hawks 23: 300 Pupils

1862: Dr. Esther loses her voice teaching 300 freedmen students at a time …

~ CIVIL WAR DIARY of Esther Hill Hawks ~

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REFERENCE LINKS: 

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  Freedmen and teachers in front of the Beaufort Library (ca. 1862)
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  Freedmen’s School, Edisto Island, SC (1862-1865?)
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  School Marms and African American Children (c.1862)
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