Monthly Archives: June 2023

Andrew Jackson Hurdle – Waiting for the Schoolhouse to Open

In a deposition made in 1919, Reverend Andrew Jackson Hurdle stated he never went to school a day in his life. He considered himself a self-made man who learned to read and write while a slave. Born on Christmas Day … Continue reading

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