Southland College

Southland College in Helena (Phillips County), a Quaker institution for the education of former slaves; circa 1895.

Drawing of group of buildings with courtyard beyond a fence

Courtesy of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Central Arkansas Library System

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Time Period

Post-Reconstruction through the Gilded Age (1875 - 1900)

Category

Institutions and Buildings / Religion

Type

Place

Race & Ethnicity

African American

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