Angels of Mercy.

William Seraile uncovers the history of the colored orphan asylum, founded in New York City in 1836 as the nation's first orphanage for African American children. It is a remarkable institution that is still in the forefront aiding children. Although no longer an orphanage, in its current incar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Seraile, William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bronx : Fordham University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Colored Orphan Asylum and Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.) > History.
Colored Orphan Asylum and Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.)
Women philanthropists > New York (State) > New York > History.
Women, White > New York (State) > New York > History.
Femmes philanthropes > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Blanches > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Women philanthropists
Women, White
New York (State) > New York
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:William Seraile uncovers the history of the colored orphan asylum, founded in New York City in 1836 as the nation's first orphanage for African American children. It is a remarkable institution that is still in the forefront aiding children. Although no longer an orphanage, in its current incarnation as Harlem-Dowling West Side Center for Children and Family Services it maintains the principles of the women who organized it nearly 200 years ago. The agency weathered three wars, two major financial panics, a devastating fire during the 1863 Draft Riots, several epidemics, waves of racial prejud.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (301 pages)
ISBN:9780823249275
0823249271

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