Schofield Normal and Industrial School
Schofield Normal and Industrial School was a school for African Americans in Aiken, South Carolina. It is now a public middle school. The school was founded by the Freedmen's Bureau in 1866. Martha Schofield, a Quaker from Pennsylvania became its superintendent. It became a boarding school and taught trades and trained teachers. It was merged into the public school system in 1952. It was integrated in the 1960s and became a middle school.Isaac Fisher taught at the school. Nick Aaron Ford taught at the school. Martha Schofield was also a political activist. She wrote to her sister on school stationary.Sanford P. Brady, an alumnus of the school, became its first African American superintendent. A belltower from the school that topped its Carter Hall is extant. A historical marker commemorates the school's history. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College has a collection of papers from the school. The school is part of the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network.
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Kershaw Street Northeast, Aiken
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Schofield Middle School
Kershaw Street Northeast 224
29801 Aiken
South Carolina, United States
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