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Every Child—Until Black Children Entered the Door

Every Child—Until Black Children Entered the Door

Every Child—Until Black Children Entered the Door

Terrill Gosa

Sep 188 min read

In His Own Hand: John W. West’s 1867 Letter and the Brothers Who Taught Wheeling

In His Own Hand: John W. West’s 1867 Letter and the Brothers Who Taught Wheeling

In His Own Hand: John W. West’s 1867 Letter and the Brothers Who Taught Wheeling

Terrill Gosa

Sep 1610 min read

“A Good School House, Well Fitted Up”: The 1867 Federal Letter That Documents Wheeling’s Colored Public School

“A Good School House, Well Fitted Up”: The 1867 Federal Letter That Documents Wheeling’s Colored Public School

“A Good School House, Well Fitted Up”: The 1867 Federal Letter That Documents Wheeling’s Colored Public School

Terrill Gosa

Sep 1613 min read

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