In 1847 St. Louis, Missouri, when a new law against educating African Americans forces Reverend John to close his school, he finds an ingenious solution to the new state law by moving his school to a steamboat in the Mississippi River. Includes author's note on Reverend John Berry Meachum, a minister, entrepreneur, and educator who fought tirelessly for the rights of African Americans.
year: 2016
call number/section: 1000
subjects: meachum, john b., 1789-, fiction, juvenile fiction, freedmen, united states, fiction, education, history, 19th century, african americans, education, saint louis (mo.), history, 19th century, fiction, juvenile fiction