E’ry day this month, the Center for Black Educator Development, in partnership with Phillys7thWard.org, will highlight a Black Educator Hall of Famer.
But, don’t forget, e’ry month is Black History Month. February is just the Blackest.
Today, our featured Black Educator is Caroline LeCount.
Eduactivist Caroline LeCount, born in Philadelphia in 1846, personified the spirit of Philadelphian persistence with a passion for Black people. Her passion came honestly; her father, James LeCount, used his house as a stop along the Underground Railroad. A graduate of the prestigious Institute for Colored Youth, LeCount became a teacher and principal in Philadelphia. She was also active within the Black community; segregated from white society.
She worked at the Ohio Street School for nearly fifty years; the first three as a teacher and then as principal for the remainder of her time. She stood up for CONTINUE READING: Caroline LeCount, Black Educator Hall of Fame - Philly's 7th Ward
E’ry day this month, the Center for Black Educator Development, in partnership with Phillys7thWard.org, will highlight a Black Educator Hall of Famer.
But, don’t forget, e’ry month is Black History Month. February is just the Blackest.
Today, our featured Black Educator is Fanny J. Coppin.
Francis (Fanny) M. Jackson Coppin was born enslaved in Washington D.C. in 1837. But enslaved she would not remain. Her aunt purchased Fanny’s freedom for $125. She supported herself at age fourteen, while excelling in school; first at Rhode Island Normal School, then at Oberlin College. Coppin, who said that to get an education to teach Black people was “an idea deep in her soul,” was so gifted and talented, she was the first Black teacher-pupil at Oberlin.
So great an instructor, so filled were her classes, the college halted any more students from joining her class – the living legend’s class was filled beyond capacity. Despite the heavy load of preparing and perfecting lessons, CONTINUE READING: FRANCIS M. JACKSON COPPIN, BLACK EDUCATOR HALL OF FAME
