The American Missionary Association (AMA) was founded in 1846, to assist freed African Americans. Following the Civil War, the association sent Northerners south to educate the “freedmen”. This circular was used to recruit teachers and describes the qualifications and behavior expected of the applicants. The association thought of their efforts as a “great work of Southern REGENERATION.” While the AMA recruited both men and women, the circular reports that men will be paid $100 a year more than women teachers.
American Missionary Association Circular. American Missionary Association, ca. 1865. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l05-074/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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