Schooling in the antebellum South : the rise of public and private education in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama / Sarah L. Hyde.

Author/Creator:

Hyde, Sarah L., 1981- author.

Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2016]

Format/Description:

Book
xiii, 212 pages ; 24 cm

Subjects:

Education -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
Education -- Gulf States -- History -- 19th century.
Education
Southern States.
United States -- Gulf States.

Form/Genre:

History.

Contents:

Introduction: an exploration of learning in the antebellum Gulf South 1
A schoolroom at the bottom of the stairs: learning inside the home
Learning beyond the homestead: private education in the Gulf South
Education as a responsibility of the state: early efforts toward public schools
The genesis of public education in the South: urban public schools
The culmination of antebellum education initiatives: the establishment of statewide public school systems in the Gulf South
Within the schoolroom walls: student life in the antebellum Gulf South
Conclusion: punctuated progress: the place of education in the antebellum Gulf South.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807164204 (cloth : alk. paper)
0807164208 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780807164211 (pdf)
9780807164228 (epub)
9780807164235 (mobi)

OCLC:

945232053

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