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The Jacobs Free School, which offered tuition-free schooling to African-American children. Founded by Harriet Jacobs, the school was unique in being free to use and run by African-Americans (the head of the school was Harriet's daughter, Louisa Matilda Jacobs, assisted by another young African-American woman) instead of being led by White abolitionists. Harriet Jacobs is indicated with a small X beneath her. This photograph was taken in 1864 and distributed to Northern abolitionists who had helped fund the school.
Robert Langmuir African American Photograph Collection.
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Photographer, U. (2025, April 10). Harriet and Louisa Jacobs with Students in front of the Jacobs School, 1864. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20322/harriet-and-louisa-jacobs-with-students-in-front-o/
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Photographer, Unknown. "Harriet and Louisa Jacobs with Students in front of the Jacobs School, 1864." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 10, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20322/harriet-and-louisa-jacobs-with-students-in-front-o/.
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Photographer, Unknown. "Harriet and Louisa Jacobs with Students in front of the Jacobs School, 1864." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Apr 2025. Web. 13 Apr 2025.
