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Memories of Division
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By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Memories of Division Marker | | |
Inscription. Enslaved blacks seeking freedom crossed the Ohio River from Louisville to New Albany almost from the founding of the Indiana town. The Indiana Constitution of 1816 prohibited slavery. Because of the large number of blacks crossing the river, the proportion of African Americans in New Albany, located in a free state, rose to 7.5 percent by 1860, It was one of the highest in Indiana and the Ohio Valley.
Prior to the Civil War, free education was unavailable to African American students in Indiana. Public schools for blacks were permitted only in 1869, when Indiana passed a law permitting separate schools for them. Obviously, mot of these schools were segregated. Division Street School, which was built in 1884 and opened in 1885 at a cost of $1,752, provided education in grades one through six, for children in East New Albany. The school initially enrolled 60 - 70 students in two classrooms. Over the next 60 years, about 3,000 children attended, prior to its closure in 1946. School desegregation in Indiana began in 1949.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Division Street School was restored in 2005. It now serves as a living history center to instruct school children and the public about segregation and African-American history in New Albany.
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By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Text Area - - Memories of Division Marker | | |
of New Albany dedicated a nearby street in honor of the late Kathryn Hickerson, a co-founder of the Friends of the Division Street School.
Location. 38° 17.588′ N, 85° 48.306′ W. Marker is in New Albany, Indiana, in Floyd County. Marker is on Division Street west of East 18th Street, on the left when traveling west. Click for map. Located in front of the 'Division Street School' in New Albany, Indiana. Marker is in this post office area: New Albany IN 47151, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Division Street School (a few steps from this marker); New Albany National Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Floyd County American Revolution War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Floyd County World Peace Honor Roll (approx. half a mile away); Korean Conflict / Vietnam Conflict - Floyd County (approx. half a mile away); Floyd County Honor Roll & Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Lucy Higgs Nichols (approx. half a mile away); A Gateway to Freedom (approx. one mile away). Click for a list of all markers in New Albany. |
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By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011 | |
| | | 3. Marker Photo - - Division Street Classroom | | |
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By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011 | |
| | | 4. Marker Photo - - "May 6, 1941" | | |
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By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011 | |
| | | 5. Marker Photo - - "c.1917" | | |
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By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011 | |
| | | 6. "Division Street School" -and- Marker | | |
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By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011 | |
| | | 7. 'Conservative Street' Side of the School | | |
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By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011 | |
| | | 8. Stone Sign - - "Established 1884" | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 2, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 151 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 2, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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