AMA Teacher's Monthly Report
C. R. (Cicero Richardson), Harris
Amistad Research Center
New Orleans, United States
Brothers William, Robert, and Cicero Harris, were African Americans born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, who later moved to Ohio. All three brothers taught for the American Missionary Association (AMA). After teaching in Virginia, Robert and Cicero returned to their native Fayetteville, where they each headed schools. Only twenty-three years old when he authored this report, Cicero’s school numbered over 200 students. Cicero and Robert soon established their own school in Fayetteville, which was pronounced the best school in the state in 1870 by the State Assistant Superintendent of Education. Author Charles Chesnut credited Robert with keeping him in school and encouraging his talents. Chesnut succeeded Robert as principal of what was then known as the State Colored Normal School.
- Title: AMA Teacher's Monthly Report
- Creator: C. R. (Cicero Richardson), Harris
- Subject Keywords: American Missionary Association, Education--Southern States.
- Type: document
- Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Amistad Research Center. The materials in this exhibition are being made available for personal and scholarly research use only. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. If you are the rightful copyright holder of an item represented in this exhibition and wishes to have it removed, please submit a request to reference@amistadresearchcenter.org including proof of ownership and clear identification of the work, preferably with URL.
- Repository: Amistad Research Center
- Extent: 1 p.
- Date: 1867-02-01
- Collection: American Missionary Association Archives
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