Museum Wall Anna Knight Southern Union and Retirement
Anna Knight is the daughter of Newton (Newt) Knight of Jones County, Mississippi. The book and movie “Free State of Jones” and the article in the Smithsonian Magazine tell the story of Anna’s father,...
View ArticleThe Morning Star Chapel
Inside the Morning Star Boat on the main cabin adjoined to the main sitting room and the library was the chapel. The chapel was used for religious services, services when the missionaries were doing...
View ArticleEllen G. White
Ellen G. White, a spiritual leader of the Seventh-day church and one of the founders of Oakwood Industrial school faithfully supported the Huntsville project with pen, voice, and finances. It was the...
View ArticleThe Morning Star and its Correlation to Oakwood Industrial School
Ellen White's Appeal to religious leaders.
View ArticleJames Edson White
James Edson White was the eldest son of James and Ellen White. Edson White began an educational program for Negro children and their elders, using only the meager resources he and his friends had at...
View ArticleMorning Star Bell
Edson bought three 300-pound bells for $20.00 and placed one bell on the Morning Star Steamboat, one bell in the Morning Star SDA Church which he built, and the other bell he placed in the Yazoo SDA...
View ArticleThe Morning Star Steamer
On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln, which supposedly ended 244 years of African slavery in the United States. At that time, there were 4,500,000...
View ArticleMary McBee
Mary McBee on of the first of sixteen students who enrolled at Oakwood Industrial School on opening day, November 16, 1896. Mary McBee later became Mrs. Mary McBee Thompson. She married Samuel J....
View ArticleEtta Littlejohn
One of the first sixteen students, Etta Littlejohn Bradford, was first taught on The Morning Star steamboat school in Vicksburg, Mississippi. As a nursing graduate of Oakwood School, she continued her...
View ArticleSamuel J. Thompson
When the Adventist work among Blacks took hold in the Edgefield Junction community, just north of Nashville, Tenn., people would travel from miles around to join in the Sabbath worship services. The...
View ArticleThe First Sixteen Students
The first twenty students came in from April 3 to November 16, 1896. They came without a single necessity. The original sixteen were Frank Brice, George Graham, Ella Grimes, Robert Hancock, Etta...
View ArticleAnna Knight Letter to Oakwood College 1970
Oakwood College Huntsville, AL December 17, 1970 Dear Co-Workers, Greetings; This letter is unavoidably late, but it is the best that can be done. My wish for you is a "Merry Christmas and a Happy New...
View ArticleAnna Knight Great Nephews
Anna Knight's Great Nephews at the Grand Opening of the Anna Knight Museum
View ArticleMuseum Wall of Anna Knight's Early Years
Anna Knight is the daughter of Newton (Newt) Knight of Jones County, Mississippi. The book and movie “Free State of Jones” and the article in the Smithsonian Magazine tell the story of Anna’s father,...
View ArticleAnna Knight Battle Creek Museum Display
Anna Knight is the daughter of Newton (Newt) Knight of Jones County, Mississippi. The book and movie “Free State of Jones” and the article in the Smithsonian Magazine tell the story of Anna’s father,...
View ArticleChildren's Ward Corps Workers
Here is a group of six Children's Ward Corps of Workers. This picture shows five women and one man. There is a note on the back of this picture written by Anna Knight.
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