Primary Sources, Black History

Jennie Dean (1852-1913) Undaunted Faith~ Manassas Industrial School & Jennie Dean Memorial The most significant person in the founding of the school was Jane Serepta Dean. Dean was born into slavery in western Prince William County, Virginia around 1852. . Dean was a deeply religious woman Manassas Industrial School & Jennie Dean Memorial Tonight learn more about the school as  Dr. Phillip Merrill lectures on the Manassas School! ------------------ Tonight learn more about the school as  Dr. Phillip Merrill lectures on the Manassas School! Join Dr. Merrill September 19, 2014. 6:00 pm @ An Artifactual Journey of Nanny Jack & Co.in NYC  http://www.jackshainman.com/exhibitions/20th-street --------------- On the site of the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth, this five-acre park is now a park of remembrance for the school’s founder, former slave Jennie Dean. The outlines of the foundations of the original building are marked, and there is a model of the school and a kiosk with an