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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Palmer_Memorial_InstitutePalmer Memorial Institute - Wikipedia

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   The institute was named after Alice Freeman Palmer, former president of Wellesley College and benefactor of Dr. Brown. It became, before its closure in the 1970s, a fully accredited, nationally recognized preparatory school.

2. northcarolinahistory.org › encyclopedia › palmerPalmer Memorial Institute - North Carolina History

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   In 1922, the Institute became fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. With her entrepreneurial skills, Brown developed the Institution into the only finishing school of its caliber in the United States. During her tenure, the campus included more than 300 acres and fourteen buildings.

3. www.wfdd.org › story › educational-legacy-blackThe educational legacy of a Black boarding school and the ...

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   Mar 24, 2023 · This is what was once Palmer Memorial Institute — which started as a rural African American school and became a premier boarding school for the Black middle class.

4. cambridgeblackhistoryproject.org › projectCharlotte Hawkins Brown • Cambridge Black History Project

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   An American author, educator, and founder of the Palmer Memorial Institute, Charlotte Hawkins Brown distinguished herself as a superior student and a gifted musician in Cambridge.

5. historicsites.nc.gov › all-sites › charlotte-hawkinsCharlotte Hawkins Brown Museum | NC Historic Sites

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   Founded in 1902 by Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Palmer Memorial Institute transformed the lives of nearly 2,000 African American students. Today, the campus provides the setting where visitors can explore the place where boys and girls lived and learned during the greater part of the 20th century.

6. www.ncpedia.org › palmer-memorial-institutePalmer Memorial Institute | NCpedia

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   Palmer Memorial Institute was fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (1922) at a time when few African American high schools were. By that time Brown had built Palmer into the only finishing school of its kind in America.

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   Who accredits Palmer Memorial Institute?

   • Palmer Memorial Institute was fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (1922) at a time when few African American high schools were. By that time Brown had built Palmer into the only finishing school of its kind in America. It had evolved into an institution with a national reputation.

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   What is the Palmer Memorial Institute?

   • See also: Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum. The Palmer Memorial Institute, located between Greensboro and Burlington, was founded in 1902 by educator Charlotte Hawkins Brown as the Alice Freeman Palmer Memorial Institute. Brown served as the school's president for 50 years.

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   Who started the Palmer Memorial Institute?

   • Nineteen-year old Charlotte Hawkins Brown, an African American educator, started the Palmer Memorial Institute in Sedalia, North Carolina in 1902 to educate elementary and high school students in rural North Carolina. Named after Brown’s benefactor and friend, Alice Freedman Palmer, the Institute began in an old blacksmith shed.

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   What was the Palmer Memorial School called?

   • The school was named the Palmer Memorial Institute, in honor of Alice Freeman Palmer, and was a day and boarding school for African Americans. The girls (students were mostly girls because the boys were needed to work in the fields for their families) slept upstairs in a loft, the teachers slept downstairs, a large room was used for the classes.

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8. www.wfdd.org › story › educational-legacyAn Educational Legacy: The Persistence Of Charlotte Hawkins Brown

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   Mar 22, 2018 · One of the unique things about Palmer Memorial Institute was that Charlotte Hawkins Brown established a board of trustees that was made up entirely of African-American individuals.