Title
Donation of Abiel Smith to the Town of Boston
Subject
Boston Public School System
Abiel Smith School
Description
In 1815, white businessman Abiel Smith died and bequeathed $4,000 to the Town of Boston for the education of African-American children. Boston’s school committee used the money to fund the already existing African School and later to fund the Abiel Smith School which was opened on March 3, 1835. The Smith School closed in 1855 when Boston’s African American children began attending other public schools.
Creator
Town of Boston
Source
1000.001 Town of Boston Records 1634-1821
Date
1815
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Format
paper
Language
English
Type
text
Original Format
paper