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Lafayette's first Black public school
Editor's note: To celebrate Black History Month, the Journal & Courier is featuring daily briefs about prominent Black community members in Tippecanoe County. LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In September 1869 ...
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Lafayette's African Methodist Episcopal Church plays important role after the Civil War
When the school first opened in September 1869, it was recorded ... the school moved to the North End of Lafayette. One of the largest celebrations in Indiana for the extension of Black suffrage ...