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"Zion School for Colored Children, Charleston, South Carolina," Harper's Weekly, December 15, 1866

"Zion School for Colored Children, Charleston, South Carolina,"
Harper's Weekly, December 15, 1866.

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Directed by Francis L. Cardozo, the Zion School enrolled more than 1,000 pupils and was the American Missionary Association's largest school in Charleston.
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