1600's
1619 to 1862 – Slavery was permitted in the colonies and states prior to the Civil war. During slavery various religious organizations, slave owners, and other individuals and groups educated enslaved Africans with private funds.
1635 – First Latin Grammar School opened in Boston, MA.
1635 – First “free school” (i.e., public, tax-supported) in Virginia was opened.
1636 – Harvard College established as first higher education institution in the New World.
1642 – Massachusetts Law required every town of 50 families to hire a schoolmaster to teach children reading and writing and all towns of 100 or more families to hire a Latin grammar schoolmaster to prepare students to attend Harvard.
1695 - Rev. Thomas Bray was sent by the Bishop of London to Maryland to convert and educate enslaved Africans.
1696 - Rev. Samuel Thomas of Goose Creek Parish in South Carolina was one of several local ministers who invited enslaved Africans to church for religious instruction and to learn to read and write.
1619 to 1862 – Slavery was permitted in the colonies and states prior to the Civil war. During slavery various religious organizations, slave owners, and other individuals and groups educated enslaved Africans with private funds.
1635 – First Latin Grammar School opened in Boston, MA.
1635 – First “free school” (i.e., public, tax-supported) in Virginia was opened.
1636 – Harvard College established as first higher education institution in the New World.
1642 – Massachusetts Law required every town of 50 families to hire a schoolmaster to teach children reading and writing and all towns of 100 or more families to hire a Latin grammar schoolmaster to prepare students to attend Harvard.
1695 - Rev. Thomas Bray was sent by the Bishop of London to Maryland to convert and educate enslaved Africans.
1696 - Rev. Samuel Thomas of Goose Creek Parish in South Carolina was one of several local ministers who invited enslaved Africans to church for religious instruction and to learn to read and write.