Let None Be Excluded: The Origins of Equal School Rights in Salem
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United StatesIn the 19th century, Salem residents celebrated the city’s early public school system for welcoming and educating all children. Despite the system’s success, the Salem school committee decided in 1834 to establish separate schools for Black children. This sudden decision and its implementation angered Black residents who launched a near-decade long struggle for the educational […]