Schofield Normal and Industrial School explained

Schofield Normal and Industrial School was a school for African Americans in Aiken, South Carolina.[1] It is now a public middle school.

The school was founded by the Freedmen's Bureau in 1866. Martha Schofield, a Quaker from Pennsylvania became its superintendent. It became a boarding school and taught trades and trained teachers. It was merged into the public school system in 1952.[2] It was integrated in the 1960s and became a middle school.[3]

Isaac Fisher taught at the school.[4] Nick Aaron Ford taught at the school.

Martha Schofield was also a political activist.[5] She wrote to her sister on school stationary.[6]

Sanford P. Brady, an alumnus of the school, became its first African American superintendent. A belltower from the school that topped its Carter Hall is extant. A historical marker commemorates the school's history.[7] Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College has a collection of papers from the school.[2] The school is part of the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network.[8]

Schofield Middle School

Schofield Middle School is a public school in Aiken. It is on Sumter Street.[9] As of 2021, more than half the student body is African American.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schofield Normal and Industrial School (U.S. National Park Service). www.nps.gov.
  2. Web site: Collection: Schofield Normal and Industrial School (Aiken, S.C.) Records | Archives & Manuscripts. archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu.
  3. https://polisci.usca.edu/aasc/schofeld.htm
  4. Web site: Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  5. Martha Schofield and the Rights of Women. Smedley, Katherine. 1984. The South Carolina Historical Magazine. 85. 3. 195–210. 27567856 . JSTOR.
  6. Web site: Martha Schofield letter to her sister | TriCollege Libraries Digital Collections. digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu.
  7. Web site: Schofield School.
  8. Web site: Aiken's Schofield Normal and Industrial School joins Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. Stephanie. Hill. Post and Courier.
  9. Web site: The Schofield Normal and Industrial School in Aiken, South Carolina Added to Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. Patrick. Young. July 27, 2022.
  10. https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/south-carolina/schofield-middle-268096#:~:text=Schofield%20Middle%202021%20Rankings,their%20students%20for%20high%20school

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