Peabody Fund
type: Concept
definition: In the years after the Civil War, a number of northern philanthropists and progressive Southerners took an interest in supporting free, public education in the South. One of the most prominent of the philanthropists was George Peabody (1795–1869), who established the Peabody Education Fund in 1867 to rebuild and improve Southern schools. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; Peabody Fund]
broader: educational reform organizations

educational reform organizations
type: Concept
narrower: Peabody Fund

organizations
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: Peabody Fund