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George F. Richings (1852–1915) was an author and lecturer who documented African American schools and educators, as well as other successful African Americans. He was white.[1][2][3][4]

His book describes him as the "Originator of Illustrated Lectures on Race Progress"[5] George Parker helped organize a series of his presentations. Funds were donated to aid him in his work.[6]

He gave lectures with photographs of schools and the people leading them.[7] He used lantern slides.[8] He corresponded with Booker T. Washington.[9][10]

William Cowper Brann derided Riching's criticism of lynching Black men accused of rape and called for those who shared his views to be castrated.[1]

He served as a traveling representative for Curry Normal and Industrial Institute in Urbana, Ohio. Its founder and president included a photo of Richings in his book about the school's history.[11] A Richings Memorial Hall was proposed at Curry Institute to commemorate his work on behalf of the school.[3]

Writings

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  • An album of negro educators (1900)[12]
  • Evidences of Progress Among Colored People Geo. S. Ferguson Co., Philadelphia (1896,[13] 1902) with an introduction by Benjamin W. Arnett

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Purkiss, Ava (March 14, 2023). Fit Citizens: A History of Black Women's Exercise from Post-Reconstruction to Postwar America. UNC Press Books. ISBN 9781469670492 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Lincoln, C. Eric (1969). "The Relevance of Education for Black Americans". The Journal of Negro Education. 38 (3): 218–223. doi:10.2307/2294004. ISSN 0022-2984. JSTOR 2294004.
  3. ^ a b "Curry Institute". The Atlanta Independent. May 1, 1915. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Love of education spurred Curry". Springfield News-Sun. 1999-12-07. p. 55. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  5. ^ "G. F. Richings. Evidences of Progress among Colored People". docsouth.unc.edu.
  6. ^ England), Society for the Recognition of the Brotherhood of Man (London (November 21, 1894). "Bond of Brotherhood". Office of the Society – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Friends' Intelligencer". Friends' Intelligencer Association. September 21, 1905 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Bressey, Caroline (December 19, 2013). Empire, Race and the Politics of Anti-Caste. A&C Black. ISBN 9781780937571 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Washington, Booker T.; Harlan, Louis R.; Smock, Raymond W. (April 1974). Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 3: 1889–95. Assistant Editors, Stuart B. Kaufman and Raymond W. Smock. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-00410-0.
  10. ^ Washington, Booker T.; Harlan, Louis R. (1977). Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 7: 1903-4. Assistant Editor, Barbara S. Kraft. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-00666-1.
  11. ^ Curry, Elmer W. B. (1907). A Story of the Curry Institute, Urbana, Ohio. The Institute.
  12. ^ Richings, G. F. (1900). An Album of Negro Educators.
  13. ^ Hicks, Cheryl D. (September 21, 2010). Talk with You Like a Woman: African American Women, Justice, and Reform in New York, 1890–1935. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807834244 – via Google Books.