G. F. Richings Explained

George F. Richings (1852–1915) was an author and lecturer who documented African American schools and educators, as well as other successful African Americans. He was white.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

His book describes him as the "Originator of Illustrated Lectures on Race Progress"^[5] George Parker helped organize a series of his presentations. Funds were donated to aid him in his work.^[6]

He gave lectures with photographs of schools and the people leading them.^[7] He used lantern slides.^[8] He corresponded with Booker T. Washington.^{[9] [10]}

William Cowper Brann derided Riching's criticism of lynching Black men accused of rape and called for those who shared his views to be castrated.^[1]

He served as a traveling representative for Curry Normal and Industrial Institute in Urbana, Ohio. Its founder and president included a photo of Richings in his book about the school's history.^[11] A Richings Memorial Hall was proposed at Curry Institute to commemorate his work on behalf of the school.^[3]

Writings

• An album of negro educators (1900)^[12]
• Evidences of Progress Among Colored People Geo. S. Ferguson Co., Philadelphia (1896,^[13] 1902) with an introduction by Benjamin W. Arnett

See also

• Hallie Quinn Brown

Notes and References

1. Book: Purkiss, Ava. Fit Citizens: A History of Black Women's Exercise from Post-Reconstruction to Postwar America. March 14, 2023. UNC Press Books. 9781469670492 . Google Books.
2. Lincoln . C. Eric . 1969 . The Relevance of Education for Black Americans . The Journal of Negro Education . 38 . 3 . 218–223 . 10.2307/2294004 . 2294004 . 0022-2984.
3. News: May 1, 1915 . Curry Institute . en . 8 . The Atlanta Independent .
4. News: 1999-12-07 . Love of education spurred Curry . 55 . Springfield News-Sun . 2023-09-21.
5. Web site: G. F. Richings. Evidences of Progress among Colored People.. docsouth.unc.edu.
6. Web site: Bond of Brotherhood. Society for the Recognition of the Brotherhood of Man (London. England). November 21, 1894. Office of the Society. Google Books.
7. Web site: Friends' Intelligencer. September 21, 1905. Friends' Intelligencer Association. Google Books.
8. Book: Bressey, Caroline. Empire, Race and the Politics of Anti-Caste. December 19, 2013. A&C Black. 9781780937571 . Google Books.
9. Book: Washington . Booker T. . Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 3: 1889–95. Assistant Editors, Stuart B. Kaufman and Raymond W. Smock . Harlan . Louis R. . Smock . Raymond W. . April 1974 . University of Illinois Press . 978-0-252-00410-0 . en.
10. Book: Washington . Booker T. . Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 7: 1903-4. Assistant Editor, Barbara S. Kraft . Harlan . Louis R. . 1977 . University of Illinois Press . 978-0-252-00666-1 . en.
11. Book: Curry, Elmer W. B. . A Story of the Curry Institute, Urbana, Ohio . 1907 . The Institute . en.
12. Book: Richings, G. F. . An Album of Negro Educators . 1900 . en.
13. Book: Hicks, Cheryl D.. Talk with You Like a Woman: African American Women, Justice, and Reform in New York, 1890–1935. September 21, 2010. Univ of North Carolina Press. 9780807834244 . Google Books.