Boggs Academy

	Boggs Academy Boggs Academy was a Presbyterian school for African Americans founded in 1906 in Walker Settlement ( Burke County), Georgia, United States, ( east of St. Clair), under the auspices of the Board of Missions for Freedmen, Presbyterian Church (USA). The school was closed in 1984. History Boggs Academy was founded by the Reverend Dr. John Lawrence Phelps (1866–1937). The vision of Boggs Academy began during the summer of 1906, which was a year of extreme racial tension in the south. Amid this climate, Phelps accepted the challenge to establish a school built on Christian principles, which would educate African American youth. He set about building a church and school with the support of the Presbyterian church and the local community. The initial two acres of land were donated by Morgan Walker, donations were collected, and a church was erected (Morgan Groove Presbyterian Church). By December of that year, the church doors were opened, and by January 1907, an independent scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their name from the presbyterian polity, presbyterian form of ecclesiastical polity, church government by representative assemblies of Presbyterian elder, elders. Many Reformed churches are organised this way, but the word ''Presbyterian'', when capitalized, is often applied to churches that trace their roots to the Church of Scotland or to English Dissenters, English Dissenter groups that formed during the English Civil War. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the Sola scriptura, authority of the Scriptures, and the necessity of Grace in Christianity, grace through Faith in Christianity, faith in Christ. Presbyterian church government was ensured in Scotland by the Acts of Union 1707, Acts of Union in 1707, which cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Walker Grove Settlement, Georgia Walker or The Walker may refer to: People Walker (given name) Walker (surname) * Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County Walker, Mono County, California Walker, Illinois Walker, Iowa Walker, Kansas Walker, Louisiana Walker, Michigan Walker, Minnesota Walker, Missouri Walker, West Virginia Walker, Wisconsin Walker Brook, a stream in Minnesota Walker Charcoal Kiln, Arizona Walker Lake (other), several lakes Walker Pass, California Walker River, Nevada Walker Township (other), several places Other places Walker, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England Walker Island (Northern Tasmania), Tasmania, Australia Walker Island (Southern Tasmania), Tasmania, Australia Walker Mountains, in Antarctica * Walker (crater), a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon In arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Walker (''Star W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Burke County, Georgia Burke County is a county located along the eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia in the Piedmont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,596. The county seat is Waynesboro. Burke County is part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA- SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Burke County is an original county of Georgia, created February 5, 1777, and named for English political writer, Edmund Burke, a Member of Parliament in the Whig Party who favored conciliation with the colonies. In 1779, Col. John Twiggs and brothers Col. William Few and Benjamin Few, along with 250 men, defeated British in the Battle of Burke Jail. Burke County is located within the CSRA (the Central Savannah River Area). During the antebellum period, it was developed by slave labor for large cotton plantations. The county was majority African American in population in this period, as slaveholders wanted high numbers of slaves for laborers to cultivate and process cotton. The military tradit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Board Of Missions For Freedmen Board or Boards may refer to: Flat surface * Lumber, or other rigid material, milled or sawn flat Plank (wood) Cutting board ** Sounding board, of a musical instrument * Cardboard (paper product) * Paperboard * Fiberboard ** Hardboard, a type of fiberboard * Particle board, also known as ''chipboard'' ** Oriented strand board * Printed circuit board, in computing and electronics ** Motherboard, the main printed circuit board of a computer * A reusable writing surface Chalkboard Whiteboard Recreation * Board game Chessboard Checkerboard * Board (bridge), a device used in playing duplicate bridge * Board, colloquial term for the rebound statistic in basketball * Board track racing, a type of motorsport popular in the United States during the 1910s and 1920s * Boards, the wall around a bandy field or ice hockey rink * Boardsports * Diving board (other) Companies * Board International, a Swiss software vendor known for its business intelligence softw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]