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| 1860 | Henry Daingerfield, of the Surratts Election District, is listed on the Federal Census as owning 127 slaves. | Poplar Hill on His Lordship's Kindness | 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| Sep 1869 | Jun 1870 | Mary C. Ferguson, a teacher at the colored school at Robeystown, is recorded in the Teacher's Account listings in the Records of the Freedmen's Bureau related to Prince George's County. | Robeystown | Records of the Freedmen's Bureau, Roll 24, M-1056 | ||
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| 11 Feb 1872 | The Board of School Commmissioners passed a resolution to give notice to the colored population in the county that the Board would make available the sum of $140 for the initial construction of school houses in election districts where none existed. The Board issued a request for proposals for new school houses, and asked that the request be sent for the next quarterly meeting. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 20 Aug 1872 | Nelson Baker, Henry Brown, and Jackson (no firstname listed) were appointed colored school trustees for the 9th election district. This appointment is for the school at Surrattsville. | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 21 Aug 1872 | In accordance with state law, Prince George's County Board of School Commissioners proposes to establish one or more schools in each election district. The Board requests that trustees or managers of "colored schools" already in existance to report to the county examiner or nearest school commissioner before the 15th of September. | Upper Marlboro, P.G. Co., Md. | The Board of School Commissioner seeks to determine the condition of colored schools already in existence, including the number of pupils. The purpose of this action, according to the minutes of the School Board, is to determine how best to use funds, provided by law, for shcool repair or constructing new schools should it be necessary. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 17 Sep 1872 | A large group of "colored" persons attend the meeting of the School Board of Commissioners to represent and discuss the establishment of colored schools in the county. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | The discussion included the current amount of funds available for colored schools; the amount expected to accrue in the future; the anticipated establishment of two colored schools in each election district; salares for teachers at schools then in existence; the construction of new schools; and the appointment of trustees. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 19 Dec 1872 | Board of School Commissioners met to discuss the organization and general interest of colored schools in the county. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | The Board passed resolutions to: 1) From the proceeds of a County Levy (a portion of which was to be applied to colored population) set aside money for the purchase of school supplies, such as Registers, blackboards, blanks, books, fuel, and for repairs. The Board passed a resolution to pay teacher salaries and to aid in the building of school houses in each district that does not already have one. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 28 Apr 1873 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, it was ordered that William B. Bowie, William Pumphrey, J.B. Armstrong, and Robert Bowie (colored) be appointed a committee for the purpose of locating a lot of land for the construction of a school in the ninth election district. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | The resolution ordered that one acre of land be located in the ninth election district on the Centreville Road. "The propietary of establishing a colored school in the vicinity of Rosaryville or between this place and the Woodyard discussed and approved but no action taken thereto." | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 16 Feb 1874 | The Board of School Commissioners ordered that public notice be given that the Comissioners would meet on March 11 and May 5th to discuss the construction of new colored schools, one in each election district, where two schools had not already been established. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Residents were invited to offer suggestions for suitable locations. Blandford and Chew present. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 08 Oct 1874 | 09 Oct 1874 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, it was ordered that "one hundred dollars be paid to H. W. Claggett and J.B. Belt., Committee for building school house for colored people near Rosaryville, in the 3rd election district. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Blandford - Chew - present | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |
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| 27 Nov 1874 | At a meetng of the Board of School Commissioners, it was ordered that the salaries of teachers of colored schools be increased by $25, making the annual salary of each teacher $175. It was also ordered that $10 be alloted to each school currently in operation for the purchase of fuel. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 17 Feb 1875 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, it was ordered that the Attorney for the Board investigate and report to the Board on the condition of the houses built by the Freedmen's Bureau in Prince George's County during Reconstruction. The Board gave the attorney permission to take any legal proceedings deemed proper in regard to the site and the houses. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Chew, Blandford present | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 24 Nov 1876 | At a meeting of the full Board of School Commissioners it was ordered that the examiner purchase books and stationary as needed for use by the colored schools and those supplies be placed under the supervision of William Stewart for the sale to the colored schools. Schools were required to use cash for their school supply purchases. Each teacher was accountable for the amount of supplies in his or her possession and for recording receipts to be reported quarterly. Stewart was also given the task of purchasing stoves, water buckets, drinking cups, as needed for the schools. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 29 Jun 1877 | As approved by the Board of School Commissioners, an ad was placed in the county newspapers that announced that two colored schools per election district was approved, applicable to those districts that did not already have two school locations. The Board treasurer was also instructed to pay full teacher salaries for the summer term, ending June 30, 1877. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Waring, Chew, Duvall present. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 15 Jul 1881 | The Board of School Commissioners received a delegation of colored citizens representing the interests of the colored schools of the county. These citizens were a part of a committee appointed by the Educational Convention of Colored People. The committee (delegation) members were Henry Vinton Plummer, Ferdinand Gustavas Hall, and William H. Stewart, (all black). They went to the Board to determine if all was being done to represent the interests of the colored people fo the county with regard to the schools. | Upper Marlboro | The Educational Convention of Colored People was held in Bowie, Md on the 27th of June 1881. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 27 Aug 1881 | Records of the Board of School Commissioners noted that teachers of colored schools were examined in Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, English Grammar, and Geography. Board minutes notes that the examinations were satisfactory and that certificates were renewed for one year. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | All members were present. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 26 Sep 1883 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, it was ordered that "the treasurer be authorized to transfer three hundred dollars from the white school fund to the colored school fund to make up for money used out of that school fund for white school purposes." | Upper Marlboro, Md. | All Members present | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 04 May 1889 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, a petition for the appointment of trustees for the Colored School at Surrattsville was tabled until a later date. | Upper Marlboro, Md | All Members were present. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 19 Mar 1890 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, it was ordered that Lewis Carrick be paid $20 for money due the Surratts Colored School. | Upper Marlboro. Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 04 Jan 1892 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, the members accepted the resignation of Jennie Holland, teacher at the Surrattsville Colored School No. 1. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 17 Nov 1893 | John R. Hawkins was appointed trustee of the colored school at Clinton. Louis Kerrick, a previous trustee, had moved out of the county. This action was approved by the School Board. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 25 Jan 1895 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, the status of colored schools in the county was discussed. It was noted that: the colored schools receive no money from the county; the county owned more than 26 houses, 27 rooms for colored children. The largest number enrolled at any time during the year was 1,519. The largest number of students in attendance at any one time was 856. The state gave to colored schools during the year - $7,639.49. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 15 Aug 1898 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, the following indivduals were appointed trustees of the Clinton Colored School: Charles Burgess, Nelson Baker, and James Johnson. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 01 Oct 1898 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, Ada P. Kerrick was appointed teacher to colored school no. 1, district 9. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 05 Oct 1899 | James Johnson was appointed a trustee at Colored School No. 1, Election District 9, (Surrattsville) at a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 01 Feb 1900 | The salaries of teachers at colored schools was raised to $62.50 at a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 18 Aug 1903 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, it was ordered that the examiner and Mr. Enos Pumphrey, examine the condition of the colored school houses at Meadows (Niles Chapel - located on what is now Andrews Air Force Base). They wre directed to report on repairs needed at the school | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 17 Dec 1903 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, it was ordered "colored schools be closed" on the 1st of March due to insufficient funds. It was further ordered that a sufficient amount be ordered from the First National Bank of Southern Maryland in order to pay teachers. It was also ordered that if the residents of an area wanted to pay the teacher salaries in order to keep the school open, they were to be allowed to do so and to have access to the school house. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 02 Mar 1905 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, it was ordered that "colored schools be kept open until the 15th of April. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 05 Dec 1905 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, it was ordered that the resignation of James A. Jackson be accepted. Jackson was the teacher at the Clinton Colored School. | Upper Marlboro, Md | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 06 Feb 1906 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, it was ordered that the trustees of the colored school at Clinton be authorized to buy a stove for the school. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 21 Aug 1906 | At a board meeting, the school commissioners ordered that the white schools be opened on September 12th and the colored schools be opened on October 1st. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 04 Aug 1908 | At a board meeting, the school commissioners ordered that the colored school at Rosaryville be painted. | Upper Marlboro, Md | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 05 May 1914 | At a meeting of the school commissioners, it was ordered that the Board make a request to the County Commissioners to add $300 the colored school budget so that those schools could be kept open for nine months. | Upper Marlbor, Md. | Messrs. Zantzinger and Lawrence were present. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 13 Feb 1915 | Clinton Colored School - the teachers at the colored school are: E. S. Burroughs, and Mrs. R. Alberta Henry. | Clinton, P. G. Co. | The Washington Bee Newspaper | |||
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| 13 Feb 1915 | Rosaryville - the teacher at the Rosaryville Colored School is Miss Edythe C. Wade. | Rosaryville, P.G. Co. | The Washington Bee Newspaper | |||
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| 26 May 1917 | Clinton - Willie Clark was assigned as teacher for the colored school at Clinton. | Clinton, P. G. Co. | The Washington Bee Newspaper | |||
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| 26 May 1917 | Meadows - Daisy B. Peerce was assigned as teacher at the Meadows Colored School for the year 1917. | Meadows, P. G.Co. | The Washington Bee Newspaper | |||
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| 26 May 1917 | Rosaryville - for the year 1916 to 1917, Gertrude Moxley and Edythe C. Wade were assigned teacher for the school at Rosaryville. | Rosaryville, P.G.Co. | The Washington Bee Newspaper | |||
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| 02 Aug 1921 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, the trustees of the Clinton Colored School expressed their objection to the return of the "same colored teacher" as the previous year. The matter was referred to the School superintendent. | Upper Marlboro, Md | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 13 Jan 1925 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, a communication from the citizens at Clinton requesting the construction of a new building for a colored school. The request was denied. | Upper Marlboro, Md | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 19 Jan 1926 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, a delegation from Clinton made an offer to raise $500 towards the "erection of a new two-room school building. The Board passed a motion to include $2,200 in the budget for the new school. | Upper Marlboro, Md | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 09 Nov 1926 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissoiners, a delegation from the Meadows colored school, requested that a new one-room school be constructed at that location. Meadows was located on an area that is now a part of Andrews Air Force Base in Clinton. The Board made a motion to visit the school on Tuesday, Decmeber 14th. The year was 1926 | Upper Marlboro, Md | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 14 Dec 1926 | Mrs. Shegogue and the Superintendent of Schools visited the Meadows Colored School, per the motion made at the previous Board meeting. | Upper Marlboro, Md | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 08 Mar 1927 | M. J. C hew Sheriff (the only Board member present) and Nicholas Orem, the Board secretary, conferred with the County Commissioners regarding the annual school budget. Among their requests was $2,000 for a building for the Meadows Colored School. | Upper Marlboro, Md | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 12 Apr 1927 | The Board of School Commissioners discussed a communication they received from the trustees of the Meadows Colored School saying that "they had the loan of an additional acre of land adjoining the school and requesting the erection of a two-room building." | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 28 Jun 1927 | Board of School Commissioners minutes recorded that bids and contracts were awarded for the construction of several colored schools, among them the school at Clinton. The contract was awarded in the amount of $4,281.54. | Upper Marlboro, Md.d | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 09 Nov 1927 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, delegations from Clinton Colored School reqeusted that "an effort be made to erect a two-room school building" in that community. They also requested that an additional teacher be appointed for the Clinton Colored School. | Upper Marlboro, Md | Shegogue, McKee, and Orem preesnt | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 10 Jan 1928 | The Board of School Commissioners received a delegation from the Meadows Colored School "advising that they had arranged to purchase two acres of land and requesting that the erectin of a two-room school be provided for in the next budget." The Boad made a motion and it was so ordered. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 21 Feb 1928 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, they discussed a communication received from Henrietta Taliaferro, requesting permission to appear before the Board regarding her resignation as a teacher at the Camp Springs colored school. The Board agreed to hear her on Tuesday, the 13th of March. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 13 Mar 1928 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, Henrietta Taliaferro and a delegation from the Camp Springs Colored School, attended and requested her reinstatement as a teacher at that school. It was noted that she had previously reisgned rather than acept a transfer. On motion, the Board declined the request. The Board also transferred Marie E. Burke from the Camp Springs Colored School to the Laurel School. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 08 May 1928 | At a meetring of the Board of School Commissioners, Alfred R. Morrison trustee of the Camp Sprins Colored School, requested the return to that school as teacher, Marie Burke. On motion, the Board refused the request. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | At that same meeting, bids for the erection of four colored schools, (the school at Meadows among them) were rejected as being in excess of the appropriation. The architect, Linthicum and Linthicum, were instructed to revise their plans so as to reduce the costs. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 12 Jun 1928 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, bids were opened for the erection of a colored school at Meadows. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 13 Nov 1928 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, the members discussed communications from the Meadows colored school. The communication stated that the trustees were unable to reach an agreement with the owner of the land they wanted for the new school building, which had been previously authorized. The trustees requested that the old building be condemned. The Board made a motion to make an inquiry regarding the situation. Motion passed. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 11 Dec 1934 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, the members discussed a communication from the Prince George's County Colored Teachers Association. The Association requested that funds be provided for paying the teachers for the full month of September. The Board added the matter for budget considerations. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 27 Jun 1937 | A delegation from the Surrattsville Colored School appeared before the Board of School Commissioners requesting high school transportation from that area to Upper Marlboro. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 10 Aug 1937 | A delegation from Clinton Colored School appeared before the Board of School Commissioners requesting bus service from Clinton, Tee Bee, and Oxon Hill to the Douglas Colored High School in Upper Marlboro. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 25 Jan 1938 | Attorney Thurgood Marshall and Edward P. Lovett appeared before the Board of School Commissioners as a representative of the County Colored Teacher's Association. They presented a petition requesting that the salaries of the colored teachers be made equal to that of the white teachers. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 29 Mar 1938 | The Board of School Commissioners met in special session as a result of a special summons from the Circuit Court regarding the petition of Evelyn cook. The summons stated that the Board should show cause why a colored teacher in Prince George's County should not be paid the same salary as that paid to white teachers. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | The Board made a motion to refer the matter to the Boards attorney, Adrian Fisher, with instructions to defend the suit and with authority to employ additional counsel. The Superintendent was authorized to request the County Commissioners to join in the defense. The petition to the circuit court was brought on behalf of Evelyn Elsie Cook, a colored teacher. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 12 Apr 1938 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, Adrian Fisher, the Board attorney, reported that Thurgood Marshall, the attorney for the Colored Teacher's Association, made a request to examine the Board minutes. The Board stated that it had no objection to him doing so. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 28 Jun 1938 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, the trustees of the colored schools at Aquasco and Clinton, protested the reduction in the teaching staff at those schools. The Board made a motion to rescind the previous order. The motion passed. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | At that same meeting, the Colored Federation of Women's Clubs, County Parent-Teacher's Association, and Citizen's Association, asked for a status on the salary controversy. Mr. Fisher explained that the matter was in court for a determination. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
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| 11 Jul 1939 | At a meeting of the Board of School Commissioners, a delegation appeared from Camp Springs and Clinton requesting that the same teachers be returned to those schools for the next year. The Board referred the matter to the Colored Supervisor with the authority to act. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||
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| 25 Jul 1939 | A delegation of citizens from the Clinton colored school appeared before the school board and made a request that Delitha West be retained as principal of that school. Delitha West had been transferred to another school. The matter was directed to the supervisor of colored schools with authority to act. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Minutes of the Board of Education, Prince George's County Public Schools, Prince George's County, Maryland | |||