Educational laws of Virginia

by Margaret Crittenden Douglass

DAGUERREOTYPED BY ROOT.—ENGRAVED BY SARTAIN.
Margaret Douglass

EDUCATIONAL LAWS OF VIRGINIA.

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THE
PERSONAL NARRATIVE
OF
Mrs. Margaret Douglass,
A SOUTHERN WOMAN,
WHO WAS IMPRISONED FOR ONE MONTH
IN THE
COMMON JAIL OF NORFOLK,
UNDER THE LAWS OF VIRGINIA,
FOR THE CRIME OF
TEACHING FREE COLORED CHILDREN TO READ.

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“Search the Scriptures!”
“How can one read unless he be taught?”
Holy Bible.

BOSTON:
PUBLISHED BY JOHN P. JEWETT & CO.
CLEVELAND, OHIO:
JEWETT, PROCTOR & WORTHINGTON.

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1854.