Schooling in the antebellum South : the rise of public and private education in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama / Sarah L. Hyde.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hyde, Sarah L., 1981- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Southern States--History--19th century.

Education.

Education--Gulf States--History--19th century.

History.

Southern States.

United States--Gulf States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 212 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2016]

Contents:

Introduction: an exploration of learning in the antebellum Gulf South 1

A schoolroom at the bottom of the stairs: learning inside the home

Learning beyond the homestead: private education in the Gulf South

Education as a responsibility of the state: early efforts toward public schools

The genesis of public education in the South: urban public schools

The culmination of antebellum education initiatives: the establishment of statewide public school systems in the Gulf South

Within the schoolroom walls: student life in the antebellum Gulf South

Conclusion: punctuated progress: the place of education in the antebellum Gulf South.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807164204

0807164208

OCLC:

945232053