Education in Lemannville, Louisiana

“I knew that, in a large degree, we were trying an experiment—that of testing whether or not it was possible for Negroes to build up and control the affairs of a large education institution. I knew that if we failed it would injure the whole race.”

--Booker T. Washington,

Up From Slavery

In 1889, twelve public schools were opened in Ascension Parish for African Americans.  These public schools provided a grammar and middle school education. 

Source:  Marchand, Sidney A. 1931. The story of Ascension Parish, Louisiana by Sidney A. Marchand. Donaldsonville, LA: S.A. Marchand.

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