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This photo shows an interior view of the kindergarten for African American children sponsored by the Central Congregational Church, Topeka, Kansas. Dr. Charles Monroe Sheldon started the kindergarten in 1893 and served as pastor of the church from 1889-1920. The photo shows teachers Ruby Pliley and June Chapman posing with students and Dr. Sheldon. Since the 1870s, central Topeka had become home to many ex-slaves from the South (Exodusters) and acquired the name Tennessee Town.
Date: 1897
Item Number: 524
Call Number: FK2.S5 T.76 TTK *12
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 524
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Congregational
Date - 1890s - 1897
Education - Primary
Education - Primary - Activities - Classroom
Education - Primary - Students
Education - Primary - Teachers
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - African Americans
People - Children
People - Notable Kansans - Sheldon, Charles Monroe, 1857-1946
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Photographs
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