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It is certain that more existedo These, however, give ample evidence of the activity of such churchesa

Available evidence shows that the only significant white South- ern denominations (ioeog with the characteristic feeling among postwwar Southerners) reacting to the educational needs of the North Carolina freedmen were Baptists and Methodistso According to the present re— search, the white Baptists never established a school for Negroes in North Carolinao The North Carolina State Baptist Convention (white) did.9 however, vote to maintain a teacher in the theological department

58 and the Convention helped to support Shaw}9

of Shaw University‘9 Some-of the Negro schools established by Negro associations received aid from the white conventiono60 In l895 the Negro and white Baptists of North Carolinag the Southern Baptist Convention (white), and the Home Mission Society (Northern) began conoperating in order to strength— en the Baptists in North Carolina and to increase educational and mism sionary work among its Negroes° This marked the beginning of twelve years of co=operation between the white and black Baptists of North Carolina.

The North Carolina members of the Methodist Episc0pal Church?

South; were also aware of the educational needs of the newly freed

slaves9 Available evidenceg however, indicates that the Southern

58Whitted9 op. cit., p. 430

59Ibid°9 p. 23.

60Ibid09 pp. l66~l68.

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6lIbidog ppo 64—67°