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Freedmen’s Bureau

  • History
    “B” is for Brainerd Institute
    Walter Edgar
    “B” is for Brainerd Institute. A historically Black primary, secondary, and normal school located in Chester, Brainerd Institute was one of the first educational institutions for newly freed African Americans.
  • History
    “B” is for Brainerd Institute
    Walter Edgar
    “B” is for Brainerd Institute. A historically Black primary, secondary, and normal school located in Chester, Brainerd Institute was one of the first educational institutions for newly freed African Americans.