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Cavalry
There were seven cavalry regiments in the Bureau of the United States Colored Troops.
Unknown Soldier
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With Freedom Came Their Schools
After the Civil War, African Americans established hundreds of schools. African American legislators in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi were instrumental in establishing the public schools in their respective states. In the last four decades of the 19th century, scores of colleges and vocational schools were established to educate and train the newly-freed. Howard University emerged as the most comprehensive research institution of these "historically black colleges and universities" (HBCU). The local community and schools around Howard benefited greatly from the university's resources and activities. In spite of the segregation of schools in the early 20th century, African American schools in the District, such as Dunbar High School, were among the best public schools in the country.
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Class at Frelinghuysen University, 1930: Frelinghuysen was established for the education of working adults. It was accredited and conferred degrees
from 1927 until 1937.
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Garnet Patterson Junior High School, 1953.
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Class of 1935, Miner Teachers College: in 1863, Congress granted a charter to open the Institution for the Education of Colored Youth. The school opened in 1865. From 1871 to 1876, it was associated with Howard University. As Miner Normal School, it became a part of the District school system in 1879. It was renamed Miner Teachers College in 1929.
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Main building, Howard University, 1900: General O. O. Howard founded the University in 1867 while he was Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau.
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Class of 1939, Cardozo High School: The school was established as a business school in 1933. In 1950, it moved from 8th and Rhode Island, NW, to 13th and Clifton, NW.
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Dunbar High School, 1920: Originally established as the Preparatory High School for Negro Youth in 1870, it was M Street
High School from 1891 to 1916 before being named for Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.
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Freedmen's Village, established in the summer of 1862.
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Class of 1930, Shaw Junior High School Night School: The school was named in honor of Colonel Robert G. Shaw of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry (Colored).
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May Day at Garrison Elementary School, 1932: Garrison School is currently located on the site of the headquarters compound of Camp Barker.
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