Floating Freedom Schools (jan 1, 1847 – jan 1, 1854)
Description:
in response to the 1847 state law that prohibited the teaching of Black students in Missouri, John and Mary Meachum (who had themselves escaped slavery) started a school on a riverboat. Known as a "floating freedom school," the school housed a library and operated on the Mississippi River waters which was out of the jurisdiction of the prohibitive Missouri laws.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1847
jan 1, 1854
~ 7 years