%0 Journal Article %1 RefWorks:238 %A Patmon, Denise %A Frazier, L'Merchie %D 2006 %J Conference Papers -- Association for the Study of African American Life & History %K 18th 19th African American Boston; and century community curriculum; education; in lectures public schools; %P 1 %T Celebrating the Community School: The History and Legacy of the Abiel Smith School in Boston, MA %U http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=26983838&site=ehost-live %X The purpose of this paper is to provide an historical account of the Abiel Smith School and to examine its legacy as the foundation for community schools in the African American community today. During the period between 1800 and 1835, Prentice Hall began a school in his home for his people, the roots of the Smith School. According to the Boston Almanac (1835), the Abiel Smith School was recognized by the City of Boston in 1812, and the building erected in 1834. The school remains in its same location today, totally refurbished by Boston's Museum of Afro-American History and the National Parks Service. Based on primary source material, this presentation will provide the background history to provide us with a glimpse of the 18th and 19th century African American community in Boston, its efforts to create this school, the use of this school in the community beyond the regular school hours - public lectures/performances/adult education classes/etc., and ultimately the demise of this school due to desegregation in the mid 1850s. Based on this foundaiton, the audience will be asked to actively participate in discussing the implications for and redirection of community schools today. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR; Copyright of Conference Papers -- Association for the Study of African American Life & History is the property of Association for the Study of African American Life & History and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts)

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