Southern Christian Institute, was a boarding school for African American students, active from 1882 until 1953 in Edwards, Mississippi.[2][3] In 1954 it merged with Tougaloo College. In 1971, the campus became the Bonner-Campbell School of Religion. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[4]
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| Nearest city | Edwards, Mississippi |
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| Area | 53.6 acres (21.7 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 06001323[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 30, 2007 |
History
editIt was founded in 1882 after the Reconstruction-era by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for the education of African Americans in the South after the American Civil War, and closed in 1953.[5][6] Joel Baer Lehman served as president of the school[7] from 1890 to 1933.[8]
An all class reunion for Southern Christian Institute was held in 1979.[9] A 1924/1925 Southern Christian Institute school catalogue is extant in the special collections department at Mississippi State University.[10]
The school site has served various other purposes since the school closed.[5] In 1954 it merged with Tougaloo College. Activist Bob Moses had hosted civil rights leadership training at this Tougaloo College campus.[11] The school property was later purchased by the AME Church in 1971, and used as the Bonner-Campbell School of Religion mainly for church retreats.[4]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Mcallister, Lester G; Tucker, William E (1975). Journey in Faith: A History of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press. p. 324.
- ^ Burnley, Lawrence A. Q. (2008). The Cost of Unity: African-American Agency and Education in the Christian Church, 1865-1914. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. pp. 192–194.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Southern Christian Institute". National Park Service. Retrieved September 13, 2023. With accompanying pictures
- ^ a b "Southern Christian Institute". MS Civil Rights Project. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019.
- ^ "(203)Southern Christian Institute". lost-colleges.
- ^ Lehman, Joel (January 1930). "Southern Christian Institute". Stone-Campbell Teaching Images.
- ^ Johnson, Clifton H. (1969). "Some Archival Sources on Negro History in Tennessee". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 28 (4): 397–416. JSTOR 42623112.
- ^ Martin, Ella (ed.). "Southern Christian Institute records, 1882-1979". WorldCat. OCLC 70973013.
- ^ "Southern Christian Institute, 1924-1925". Mississippi State University, Scholars Junction.
- ^ Malvaney, E.L. (December 1, 2010). "Abandoned Mississippi: Southern Christian Institute". Preservation in Mississippi (blog).
External links
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