Marie Pannell Thurston: 1 book
St. Philip's College
A Point of Pride on San Antonio's Eastside
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2013
In 1898, St. Philip’s Normal and Industrial School opened its doors in San Antonio, offering sewing classes for black girls. It was the inaugural effort in a program, founded by the West Texas diocese of the Episcopal Church, to educate and train former slaves and other African Americans in that...
