The First and Last Bell: A Story of Six Missions for Blacks in Wilcox County, Alabama
by Jeannette Steele McCall
Category: History

The Mission Schools and Churches in Wilcox County, Alabama were established by the Freedmen's Board of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The goals of the missions were: to provide education and Bible training; to teach moral discipline and character; and to encourage students through the teaching of academics, arts and trades to become productive citizens. Book jacket.