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=Synan's Primary Source Page= == //March 22nd Research//

Boston's Immigrants 1840-1925 Michael Price & Anthony Mitchell Available to view through google books. Primary source collection donated to UMASS-Boston.

Sammarco Collection - UMASS-Boston
http://www.lib.umb.edu/node/2436

MIT - The West End Through Time
http://web.mit.edu/aml2010/www/throughtime.html

http://pds.lib.harvard.edu/pds/view/2580601





The photo I believe you're referring to is the Wendell Phillips School (cir 1890's). It was located on Anderson and Pickney Streets. The story of the school is in the Last Tenement book which we sell. Here is some additional background; I also believe the building is still there as a condominium complex.

@http://www.afroammuseum.org/site3.htm

We actually had a celebration on Friday, October 21st for the Boston Mob Riot of 1835 @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Phillips

westendmuseum@gmail.com

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The Phillips School
BOSTON AFRICAN AMERICAN NHS/ NPS John P. Phillips School //The// //Phillips// //School////, which occupies a prominent location on the corner of Pinckney and Anderson Streets, was built between 1823 and 1825. The architecture of this building is typical of 19thcentury// //Boston// //schools. The building was first used by the// //English// //High School////, but it was converted to a grammar school in 1844. The grammar school was named after the first mayor of// //Boston////, John Phillips, who was the father of famed abolitionist Wendell Phillips.//

//The// //Phillips// //Grammar School// //educated only white male children, and as a result of its location, generally catered to the wealthiest families in////Boston////. In contrast to the// // [|Abiel Smith School] ////, which was the public school for African American children from 1835 to 1855, the// //Phillips// //School////was considered one of the best schools in the city. Black Bostonians fought tirelessly for equal school rights throughout the 19th century, as described in the// //Abiel// //Smith// //School// //site description. In 1847 Benjamin Roberts attempted to have his daughter Sarah admitted to the school closest to their home, but his request was denied by the Primary School Committee, the District Committee, and the General School Committee. Frustrated, Roberts brought Sarah to the door of the////Phillips// //School////, which now educated both males and females, but entrance was denied by Principal Andrew Cotton. Ironically, when// //Boston// //schools were finally integrated in 1855, by an act of the////Massachusetts// //legislature, the// //Phillips// //School// //became one of the first integrated schools in// //Boston////.// //In 1863 the// //Phillips// //School// //moved to a new building on// //Phillips Street// //(formerly// //Southac Street////). In the early 1870s, Elizabeth Smith, daughter of abolitionist John J. Smith, started teaching at the Phillips School and was probably the first African American to teach in an integrated Boston public school.//

// Note: The Phillips School, a site on the Black Heritage Trail®, is a private residence and is not open to the public. //

BPL Research Day - 11/8/11
Bromley maps courtesy of the Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library

1908 Bromley Boston Map