An Era of Progress and Promise
The Clifton Conference of 1908
1863-1910: The religious, moral and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation.

created by Hartshorn, W. N. (William Newton), 1843-1920

This book highlights the many North Carolina schools for African Americans that sprang up in the decades following the Civil War. Also included are statistical portraits furnished by the church organizations that sponsored the majority of the schools, as well as short biographies of more than 60 African Americans, many of them with North Carolina ties.

Published in 1910, An Era of Progress and Promise documents topics discussed and explored at the Clifton Conference, held August 18-20, 1908 at the home of W. N. Hartshorn in Clifton, Massachusetts.

Conference attendees came from thirty-four African American educational institutions, seventeen states, and nine missionary organizations. The conference explored education, religion, and social status of African Americans in the United States at that time since emancipation.

The book contains images and information about a number of educational institutions, including thirty-four institutions in North Carolina.