THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION, a photo of a Native American

THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION, a photo of a Native American in a field with a horse-drawn plow. C. 1899-1900. He was student at the African American college Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, which admitted its first Indian students in 1878. 19th century Progressives equated civilization with independent farming. Much education and government policy aimed to the convert for formerly nomadic hunters to yeoman farmers. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston (BSLOC_2017_20_141)

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1 Person 19th Century 19th century Assimilation Contemplation Experience Frances Benjamin Hampton Hands On Higher Education Johnston Lcgr1712 Lcgr2017 Native American Plow Vocational School

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