Schofield Normal and Industrial School

Schofield Normal and Industrial School was a school for African Americans in Aiken, South Carolina.[1] It is now a public middle school.

"Schofield School" redirects here. For schools in other places, see Schofield (disambiguation).
Wharton Hall at Schofield Normal and Industrial School in 1909

The school was founded by the Freedmen's Bureau in 1866.[2] Martha Schofield, a Quaker from Pennsylvania became its superintendent. It became a boarding school and taught trades and trained teachers. It was merged into the public school system in 1952.[3] It was integrated in the 1960s and became a middle school.[4]

Isaac Fisher taught at the school.[5] Nick Aaron Ford taught at the school.

Martha Schofield was also a political activist.[6] She wrote to her sister on school stationary.[7]

Sanford P. Brady, an alumnus of the school, became its first African American superintendent. A belltower from the school that topped its Carter Hall is extant. A historical marker commemorates the school's history.[2] Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College has a collection of papers from the school.[3] The school is part of the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network.[8]

Schofield Middle School

Schofield Middle School is a public school in Aiken. It is on Sumter Street.[9] As of 2021, more than half the student body is African American.[10]

References
  1. "Schofield Normal and Industrial School (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
  2. "Schofield School".
  3. "Collection: Schofield Normal and Industrial School (Aiken, S.C.) Records | Archives & Manuscripts". archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu.
  4. https://polisci.usca.edu/aasc/schofeld.htm
  5. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  6. Smedley, Katherine (1984). "Martha Schofield and the Rights of Women". The South Carolina Historical Magazine. 85 (3): 195–210. JSTOR 27567856 – via JSTOR.
  7. "Martha Schofield letter to her sister | TriCollege Libraries Digital Collections". digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu.
  8. Hill, Stephanie. "Aiken's Schofield Normal and Industrial School joins Reconstruction Era National Historic Network". Post and Courier.
  9. Young, Patrick (July 27, 2022). "The Schofield Normal and Industrial School in Aiken, South Carolina Added to Reconstruction Era National Historic Network".
  10. https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/south-carolina/schofield-middle-268096#:~:text=Schofield%20Middle%202021%20Rankings,their%20students%20for%20high%20school

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