An Era of Progress and Promise: The Clifton Conference

An Era of Progress and Promise: The Clifton Conference

Hartshorn, W. N.

Penniman, George W.

1910

An era of progress and promise, chronicles the 1908 Clifton Conference, held at Dyke Rock Cottage, Clifton, Massachusetts and documents the the International Sunday-School Associations efforts to help religiously educate African Americans following their emancipation from slavery (1863-1910). Philander Smith College President James M. Cox and representatives from 33 other African American colleges participated in the three day conference. This rare book includes early images and historical information about Philander Smith College and over 150 other "Institutions for the Education of the Negro" (Hartshorn & Penniman, 1910).

African Americans

African American universities and colleges

Clifton Conference, 1908

International Sunday-School Association

viii, 576 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 x 30 cm

PSC Rare Book Collection

Boston, Mass. : Priscilla Pub. Co., 1910.

Book

eng

Text

8A.CLIF.2016.0001

1863-1910

Clifton (Mass.)

An era of progress and promise, 1863-1910 : the religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation

1910

This book is available for viewing at D. W. Reynolds Library, Archives and Special Collections.

D. W. Reynolds Library, Archives and Special Collections

ARC STORAGE 3B