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The Alice Freeman Palmer Memorial Institute, better known as Palmer Memorial Institute, was a school for upper-class African Americans. It was founded in 1902 by Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown at Sedalia, North Carolina near Greensboro. The institute was named after Alice Freeman Palmer, former president of Wellesley College and benefactor of Dr ...
Charlotte Hawkins Brown and Palmer Memorial Institute: What One Young African American Woman Could Do (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1999) by Charles W. Wadelington and Richard F. Knapp. The Correct Thing to Do, to Say, to Wear Boston: Christopher Publishing House, 1941. (Currently out of print.) by Charlotte Hawkins Brown
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Feb 13, 2022 · Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, the founder of the Palmer Memorial Institute, refurbished a day and boarding school for African Americans in Sedalia, NC, in 1902, according to the NCPedia website. Dr ...
Nineteen-year old Charlotte Hawkins Brown, an African American educator, started the Palmer Memorial Institute in Sedalia, North Carolina in 1902 to educate elementary and high school students in rural North Carolina. Named after Brown’s benefactor and friend, Alice Freedman Palmer, the Institute began in an old blacksmith shed.
The museum links Dr. Brown and Palmer Institute to the larger themes of African American women, education, and social history, emphasizing the contributions made by African American citizens to education in North Carolina. Guided tours are available upon request. Groups of 10 or more should call in advance. Free. Website (336) 449-3310 Directions.
- 6136 Burlington Rd, Sedalia, 27342, NC
- (336) 449-3310
The school, named the Palmer Memorial Institute in honor of Alice Freeman Palmer, opened on October 10, 1902, and was a day and boarding school for African Americans. Brown worked tirelessly to create a safe haven for African American youth, she established the Palmer Memorial Institute's board of trustees entirely of African Americans.
Plan Your Visit. Founded in 1902 by Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Palmer Memorial Institute transformed the lives of more than 2,000 African American students. Today, the campus provides a setting where visitors can explore this unique environment where boys and girls lived and learned during the greater part of the 20th century.
