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    Charles Sumner

    American abolitionist and politician

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  1. The Charles Sumner School, established in 1872, was one of the earliest schools for African Americans in Washington, D.C. Named for the prominent abolitionist and United States Senator Charles Sumner, the school became the first teachers' college for black citizens in the city and the headquarters of its segregated school system for African American students.

  2. The Sumner School is one of three post-Civil War black schools in DC and is named in honor of Charles Sumner, a Massachusetts Senator and ardent abolitionist who attempted, unsuccessfully, to ban segregated schools and public facilities in the city. Since its construction in 1871 and 1872, the Sumner School has housed a broad spectrum of the developing black educational opportunities in the ...

  3. Charles Sumner Elementary News. ... Charles Sumner Elementary School. 15 Basile St (Lower Campus) 105 Cummins Hwy (Upper Campus) Roslindale, MA 02131.

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  4. Sep 21, 2023 · The Charles Sumner School was built in 1872 and named after Civil War Era Senator and abolitionist Charles Sumner. It served as an elementary school, a secondary school, and a preparatory school ...

  5. Sep 21, 2023 · The Charles Sumner School is a majestic building at 17th and M Streets, NW. It is adorned with the West African symbol Sankofa, and one can say the Sumner School personifies the proverb: to fetch ...

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  6. 1201 17th Street NW | Washington, DC 20036. Monday - Friday. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives was founded in 1986 as the official museum, archives and repository to document and preserve the history of DC Public Education from its inception in 1804 to the present. The Museum is housed in the historic Charles Sumner ...

  7. Jun 2, 2008 · This school, completed in 1872, was one of three public elementary schools built for DC's black children just after the Civil War. Its name honors U.S. Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, who fought to abolish slavery here, pay black soldiers the same as whites, establish the Freedman's Bureau, and provide education to all children.

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