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title: Harriet and Louisa Jacobs with Students in front of the Jacobs School, 1864
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20322/harriet-and-louisa-jacobs-with-students-in-front-o/
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updated: 2025-04-10
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# Harriet and Louisa Jacobs with Students in front of the Jacobs School, 1864

_Authored by Unknown Photographer_

## Image File

[![Harriet and Louisa Jacobs with Students in front of the Jacobs School, 1864](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20322.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20322.jpeg)

## Image Caption

The Jacobs Free School, which offered tuition-free schooling to African-American children. Founded by [Harriet Jacobs](https://www.worldhistory.org/Harriet_Jacobs/), the school was unique in being free to use and run by African-Americans (the head of the school was Harriet's daughter, Louisa Matilda Jacobs, assisted by another young African-American woman) instead of being led by White abolitionists. Harriet Jacobs is indicated with a small X beneath her. This photograph was taken in 1864 and distributed to Northern abolitionists who had helped fund the school.

Robert Langmuir African American Photograph Collection.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Photographer, U. (2025, April 10). Harriet and Louisa Jacobs with Students in front of the Jacobs School, 1864. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20322/harriet-and-louisa-jacobs-with-students-in-front-o/>
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Harriet and Louisa Jacobs with Students in front of the Jacobs School, 1864." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 10, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20322/harriet-and-louisa-jacobs-with-students-in-front-o/>.
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Harriet and Louisa Jacobs with Students in front of the Jacobs School, 1864." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Apr 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20322/harriet-and-louisa-jacobs-with-students-in-front-o/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacobs_Free_School,_founded_by_Harriet_Jacobs_-_Original.jpg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacobs_Free_School,_founded_by_Harriet_Jacobs_-_Original.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 10 April 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.