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Mr. Bragg\n         relocated to Baltimore, Maryland and there he published both \n         \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe African American\n         Churchman\u003c/title\u003ebeginning in 1886 and the \n         \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eChurch Advocate\u003c/title\u003ein 1891-\n         1917.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Organization"],"arrangement_tesim":["SERIES I. CORRESPONDENCE, 1912-1925 \n          Mostly consisting of correspondence regarding church\n         matters and social issues. \n          SERIES II: WRITINGS, 1916, n.d. \n          A number of writings, some may have been presented as\n         speeches. The topics address religious and social issues.\n         Included in this series is a pamphlet published by Bragg\n         entitled Richard Allen and Absodom Jones. Included in this\n         collection are also a number of books. \n          SERIES III. PHOTOGRAPHS \n          Two Photos of George Freeman Bragg \n          SERIES IV. PRINTED MATERIALS \n          A. \n          Broadside, Programs Two items: Broadside Concerns a social outing in 1899\n         the program; a conference in Norfolk, Virginia ca 1888. \n          B. \n          Newspapers George Freeman Bragg edited and published at least three\n         newspapers during his lifetime. His first newspaper was\n         published in Petersburg, Virginia from 1882-1886 and was\n         titled the \n          Lanceted . The Rev. Mr. Bragg\n         relocated to Baltimore, Maryland and there he published both \n          The African American\n         Churchman beginning in 1886 and the \n          Church Advocate in 1891-\n         1917."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Reverend Mr. George Freeman Bragg was born in\n         Warrenton, North Carolina on January 23, 1863 to George\n         Freeman Bragg Sr., and Mary Bragg. Mr. Bragg's parents moved\n         to Petersburg, Virginia when he was an infant. George was\n         reared in Petersburg and attended school at The St. Stephens\n         Normal School and The Bishop Payne Divinity School in\n         Petersburg, Virginia where he studied theology. In 1887 George\n         Freeman was appointed deacon and in 1888 appointed a priest.\n         While pastoring Bragg built a church and rectory for the St.\n         James First African Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Rev Bragg\n         increased the membership of the church from thirty to nearly a\n         hundred. At the age of 19 Bragg published the first \" Colored\"\n         newspaper \n         \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lancet\u003c/title\u003e. The Lancet was\n         designed to be an organ of reform in Virginia and the Rev Mr.\n         Bragg was an ardent supporter of William Mahone and the\n         Readjuster Party. Mr. Bragg became the first African American\n         Page in the Virginia Legislator. He also published two other\n         newspapers \n         \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Church Advocate\u003c/title\u003eand the \n         \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eAfro-American Churchman\u003c/title\u003e. Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. The Rev Mr. Bragg\n         became widely known for his championing of civil rights and\n         leadership in a wide array of community service. In 1887 Mr.\n         Bragg married Nellie Hill.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Reverend Mr. George Freeman Bragg was born in\n         Warrenton, North Carolina on January 23, 1863 to George\n         Freeman Bragg Sr., and Mary Bragg. Mr. Bragg's parents moved\n         to Petersburg, Virginia when he was an infant. George was\n         reared in Petersburg and attended school at The St. Stephens\n         Normal School and The Bishop Payne Divinity School in\n         Petersburg, Virginia where he studied theology. In 1887 George\n         Freeman was appointed deacon and in 1888 appointed a priest.\n         While pastoring Bragg built a church and rectory for the St.\n         James First African Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Rev Bragg\n         increased the membership of the church from thirty to nearly a\n         hundred. At the age of 19 Bragg published the first \" Colored\"\n         newspaper \n          The Lancet . The Lancet was\n         designed to be an organ of reform in Virginia and the Rev Mr.\n         Bragg was an ardent supporter of William Mahone and the\n         Readjuster Party. Mr. Bragg became the first African American\n         Page in the Virginia Legislator. He also published two other\n         newspapers \n          The Church Advocate and the \n          Afro-American Churchman . Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. The Rev Mr. Bragg\n         became widely known for his championing of civil rights and\n         leadership in a wide array of community service. In 1887 Mr.\n         Bragg married Nellie Hill."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of Rev. Mr. George Freeman Bragg, 1882-1925,\n            Accession #1942-18, Special Collections and Archives,\n            Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University,\n            Petersburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Papers of Rev. 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His first newspaper was\n         published in Petersburg, Virginia from 1882-1886 and was\n         titled the \n          Lanceted . The Rev. Mr. Bragg\n         relocated to Baltimore, Maryland and there he published both \n          The African American\n         Churchman beginning in 1886 and the \n          Church Advocate in 1891-\n         1917.","The Reverend Mr. George Freeman Bragg was born in\n         Warrenton, North Carolina on January 23, 1863 to George\n         Freeman Bragg Sr., and Mary Bragg. Mr. Bragg's parents moved\n         to Petersburg, Virginia when he was an infant. George was\n         reared in Petersburg and attended school at The St. Stephens\n         Normal School and The Bishop Payne Divinity School in\n         Petersburg, Virginia where he studied theology. In 1887 George\n         Freeman was appointed deacon and in 1888 appointed a priest.\n         While pastoring Bragg built a church and rectory for the St.\n         James First African Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Rev Bragg\n         increased the membership of the church from thirty to nearly a\n         hundred. At the age of 19 Bragg published the first \" Colored\"\n         newspaper \n          The Lancet . The Lancet was\n         designed to be an organ of reform in Virginia and the Rev Mr.\n         Bragg was an ardent supporter of William Mahone and the\n         Readjuster Party. Mr. Bragg became the first African American\n         Page in the Virginia Legislator. He also published two other\n         newspapers \n          The Church Advocate and the \n          Afro-American Churchman . Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. 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He also published two other\n         newspapers \n          The Church Advocate and the \n          Afro-American Churchman . Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. The Rev Mr. Bragg\n         became widely known for his championing of civil rights and\n         leadership in a wide array of community service. In 1887 Mr.\n         Bragg married Nellie Hill."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of Rev. Mr. George Freeman Bragg, 1882-1925,\n            Accession #1942-18, Special Collections and Archives,\n            Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University,\n            Petersburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Papers of Rev. 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In 1887 George\n         Freeman was appointed deacon and in 1888 appointed a priest.\n         While pastoring Bragg built a church and rectory for the St.\n         James First African Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Rev Bragg\n         increased the membership of the church from thirty to nearly a\n         hundred. At the age of 19 Bragg published the first \" Colored\"\n         newspaper \n          The Lancet . The Lancet was\n         designed to be an organ of reform in Virginia and the Rev Mr.\n         Bragg was an ardent supporter of William Mahone and the\n         Readjuster Party. Mr. Bragg became the first African American\n         Page in the Virginia Legislator. He also published two other\n         newspapers \n          The Church Advocate and the \n          Afro-American Churchman . Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. 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In 1887 George\n         Freeman was appointed deacon and in 1888 appointed a priest.\n         While pastoring Bragg built a church and rectory for the St.\n         James First African Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Rev Bragg\n         increased the membership of the church from thirty to nearly a\n         hundred. At the age of 19 Bragg published the first \" Colored\"\n         newspaper \n          The Lancet . The Lancet was\n         designed to be an organ of reform in Virginia and the Rev Mr.\n         Bragg was an ardent supporter of William Mahone and the\n         Readjuster Party. Mr. Bragg became the first African American\n         Page in the Virginia Legislator. He also published two other\n         newspapers \n          The Church Advocate and the \n          Afro-American Churchman . Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. 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He also published two other\n         newspapers \n          The Church Advocate and the \n          Afro-American Churchman . Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. The Rev Mr. Bragg\n         became widely known for his championing of civil rights and\n         leadership in a wide array of community service. In 1887 Mr.\n         Bragg married Nellie Hill."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of Rev. Mr. George Freeman Bragg, 1882-1925,\n            Accession #1942-18, Special Collections and Archives,\n            Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University,\n            Petersburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Papers of Rev. 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In 1887 George\n         Freeman was appointed deacon and in 1888 appointed a priest.\n         While pastoring Bragg built a church and rectory for the St.\n         James First African Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Rev Bragg\n         increased the membership of the church from thirty to nearly a\n         hundred. At the age of 19 Bragg published the first \" Colored\"\n         newspaper \n          The Lancet . The Lancet was\n         designed to be an organ of reform in Virginia and the Rev Mr.\n         Bragg was an ardent supporter of William Mahone and the\n         Readjuster Party. Mr. Bragg became the first African American\n         Page in the Virginia Legislator. He also published two other\n         newspapers \n          The Church Advocate and the \n          Afro-American Churchman . Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. 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In 1887 George\n         Freeman was appointed deacon and in 1888 appointed a priest.\n         While pastoring Bragg built a church and rectory for the St.\n         James First African Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Rev Bragg\n         increased the membership of the church from thirty to nearly a\n         hundred. At the age of 19 Bragg published the first \" Colored\"\n         newspaper \n          The Lancet . The Lancet was\n         designed to be an organ of reform in Virginia and the Rev Mr.\n         Bragg was an ardent supporter of William Mahone and the\n         Readjuster Party. Mr. Bragg became the first African American\n         Page in the Virginia Legislator. He also published two other\n         newspapers \n          The Church Advocate and the \n          Afro-American Churchman . Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. The Rev Mr. Bragg\n         became widely known for his championing of civil rights and\n         leadership in a wide array of community service. In 1887 Mr.\n         Bragg married Nellie Hill.","In the \n          Afro-American Churchman and \n          The Church Advocate , The Rev\n         Mr. Bragg provides the only record of the development of the\n         black Episcopal Church in America. The Newspapers are unique\n         and reflect the current political and social views of the\n         African American Episcopal Church at that time. Here one may\n         find articles written by some of the leading African Americans\n         of the time. 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Miss Lindsay taught English, Physiology,\n         Arithimitic, Piano and served as director of all music\n         activities in the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute\n         from 1899-1902. When the legislature reduced the status of the\n         school to that of a industrial institute, she continued her\n         work in music and when college coures were re-activated in\n         1922, she became head of the department of music.","In order to continue her own professional growth Miss\n         Lindsay studied at the Virginia State College, the University\n         of Pennsylvania and at Columbia University. She earned the\n         degrees of Bachelor of Science (1927), the Master's of Arts\n         (1928) from Teacher's College of Columbia University, with the\n         special diploma in Music Education.","Miss Lindsay organized men's and women's glee clubs and the\n         choral society at Virginia State. As head of the Department of\n         music she was instrumental in organizing the Virginia State\n         Music Festival patterened at first on that of the Fisk\n         Festival's, which included school and church groups.","Miss Lindsay organized the Fisk Club at Virginia State\n         College in the early 1900's and remained as President for a\n         number of years. Miss Lindsay retired from Virginia State in\n         1947.","Some personal and business correspondence. 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When the legislature reduced the status of the\n         school to that of a industrial institute, she continued her\n         work in music and when college coures were re-activated in\n         1922, she became head of the department of music.","In order to continue her own professional growth Miss\n         Lindsay studied at the Virginia State College, the University\n         of Pennsylvania and at Columbia University. She earned the\n         degrees of Bachelor of Science (1927), the Master's of Arts\n         (1928) from Teacher's College of Columbia University, with the\n         special diploma in Music Education.","Miss Lindsay organized men's and women's glee clubs and the\n         choral society at Virginia State. As head of the Department of\n         music she was instrumental in organizing the Virginia State\n         Music Festival patterened at first on that of the Fisk\n         Festival's, which included school and church groups.","Miss Lindsay organized the Fisk Club at Virginia State\n         College in the early 1900's and remained as President for a\n         number of years. Miss Lindsay retired from Virginia State in\n         1947."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Anna Laura Lindsay Papers, 1959-7 , Special\n            Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial Library,\n            Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["The Anna Laura Lindsay Papers, 1959-7 , Special\n            Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial Library,\n            Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSome personal and business correspondence. 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His first newspaper was\n         published in Petersburg, Virginia from 1882-1886 and was\n         titled the \n          Lanceted . The Rev. Mr. Bragg\n         relocated to Baltimore, Maryland and there he published both \n          The African American\n         Churchman beginning in 1886 and the \n          Church Advocate in 1891-\n         1917.","The Reverend Mr. George Freeman Bragg was born in\n         Warrenton, North Carolina on January 23, 1863 to George\n         Freeman Bragg Sr., and Mary Bragg. Mr. Bragg's parents moved\n         to Petersburg, Virginia when he was an infant. George was\n         reared in Petersburg and attended school at The St. Stephens\n         Normal School and The Bishop Payne Divinity School in\n         Petersburg, Virginia where he studied theology. In 1887 George\n         Freeman was appointed deacon and in 1888 appointed a priest.\n         While pastoring Bragg built a church and rectory for the St.\n         James First African Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Rev Bragg\n         increased the membership of the church from thirty to nearly a\n         hundred. At the age of 19 Bragg published the first \" Colored\"\n         newspaper \n          The Lancet . The Lancet was\n         designed to be an organ of reform in Virginia and the Rev Mr.\n         Bragg was an ardent supporter of William Mahone and the\n         Readjuster Party. Mr. Bragg became the first African American\n         Page in the Virginia Legislator. He also published two other\n         newspapers \n          The Church Advocate and the \n          Afro-American Churchman . Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. The Rev Mr. Bragg\n         became widely known for his championing of civil rights and\n         leadership in a wide array of community service. In 1887 Mr.\n         Bragg married Nellie Hill.","In the \n          Afro-American Churchman and \n          The Church Advocate , The Rev\n         Mr. Bragg provides the only record of the development of the\n         black Episcopal Church in America. The Newspapers are unique\n         and reflect the current political and social views of the\n         African American Episcopal Church at that time. Here one may\n         find articles written by some of the leading African Americans\n         of the time. 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