This Day in African American History
February 6: On this day in 1820—Peabody Fund Established to Promote African Americans Education!
The Peabody Education Fund organized to establish a permanent system of public education in the South and to enlarge the number of qualified teachers in the region. The Peabody Fund allocated $2.1 million in to promote African American education and the establishment and growth of public schools for African Americans, and some whites, in the South.