West End Night School
January 9, 1897
Summary
An advertisement for a night school speaks to the politics of voting and education.
Transcription
A night school will be opened in the West-End not far from the 5th Baptist Church on Thursday night, Oct. 1st by experienced teachers. It will be on the order of those in larger cities. You can be taught for 50c per month in advance; reading, spelling, arithmetic, geography, grammar, history, and penmanship.
Another course of type-writing, short-hand, instrumental and vocal music, fancy work and advanced studies for which will cost you $1.00 per month up. It is a grand opportunity for those persons who want to learn and cannot reach the day schools on account of work and other things.
We have among our people town many young people, unable to compete with the business men of other races. Our voters have to depend on others to scratch our ballot. This should not be. These young men are going to assist you to read and write for yourself. Will you show your appreciation by assisting them?
1415 West Beverly Street, W. G. Carter and A.T. Wright, and Others, Teachers.
Another course of type-writing, short-hand, instrumental and vocal music, fancy work and advanced studies for which will cost you $1.00 per month up. It is a grand opportunity for those persons who want to learn and cannot reach the day schools on account of work and other things.
We have among our people town many young people, unable to compete with the business men of other races. Our voters have to depend on others to scratch our ballot. This should not be. These young men are going to assist you to read and write for yourself. Will you show your appreciation by assisting them?
1415 West Beverly Street, W. G. Carter and A.T. Wright, and Others, Teachers.
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Lower Left Quadrant
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Brian Schrott
Citation
“West End Night School,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed February 19, 2026, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/23.