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THE PEALE, BALTIMORE'S COMMUNITY MUSEUM

Male and Female Colored School No. 1 at The Peale, Baltimore

From 1878 to 1889, the Peale building was part of a new public school system being developed in Baltimore to provide free education to African Americans in the city. Known as “Male and Female Colored School No. 1,” the building was the site of one of the first grammar schools in Baltimore’s Colored School system, and the first High School available to students of color in the State of Maryland.

We use the term “Colored” throughout the timeline to reflect the language of late 19th-century and early 20th-century historical records and source material.

30 mins

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The Peale Building and the Creation of Colored School No. 1, 1877
The Peale Building and the Creation of Colored School No. 1, 1877

First floor, near elevator

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10:43
Education Will Be Our Pride Introductory Panel
Education Will Be Our Pride Introductory Panel

First floor, near elevator

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0:40
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #1
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #1

First floor, near elevator

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0:41
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #2
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #2

First floor, near elevator

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0:55
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #3
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #3

Not on display at this time

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0:43
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #4
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #4

First floor, near elevator

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0:46
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #5
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #5

Peale Gallery, First Floor

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0:21
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #6
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #6

Not on display at this time

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0:23
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #7
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #7

First floor, near elevator

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0:35
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #8
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #8

First floor, near elevator

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0:38
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #9
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #9

First floor, near elevator

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0:50
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #10
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #10

First floor, near elevator

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0:40
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #11
Male and Female Co. School No. 1 - Slate #11

Not on display at this time

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0:36
Freedmen’s School, 1866
Freedmen’s School, 1866

Not on display at this time

The 15th Amendment, Celebrated May 19, 1870
The 15th Amendment, Celebrated May 19, 1870

Not on display at this time

Teachers and Principals Salaries, 1880
Teachers and Principals Salaries, 1880

Not on display at this time

Ordinance for the Establishment of Colored High School, 1882
Ordinance for the Establishment of Colored High School, 1882

First floor, near elevator

Primary Class, 1883
Primary Class, 1883

Not on display at this time

Colored School Article, 1885
Colored School Article, 1885

Not on display at this time

Atlas of The City of Baltimore, Vol.2, NE Plate 1, 1886
Atlas of The City of Baltimore, Vol.2, NE Plate 1, 1886

Not on display at this time

Baltimore City Public School Payroll for Teacher Salaries, 1881-1886
Baltimore City Public School Payroll for Teacher Salaries, 1881-1886

Not on display at this time

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1:00
Mamie Neale High School Diploma, 1889
Mamie Neale High School Diploma, 1889

First floor, near elevator

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0:42
Brotherhood of Liberty, ca. 1900
Brotherhood of Liberty, ca. 1900

First floor, near elevator

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0:21
Credits
Ginevra Shay, Jazmin Smith, and Mary Ellen Hayward

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The Peale, Baltimore's Community Museum

The Peale, Baltimore's Community Museum

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