Jennie Dean | |
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| Born | April 15, 1848 |
| Died | 3 May 1913 (aged 65) Catharpin, Prince William County, Virginia |
| Occupation | Missionary, educator |
Jane Serepta Dean (April 15, 1848 – May 3, 1913) (nicknamed "Jennie" or "Miss Jennie") was born into slavery in northern Virginia, freed as a result of the American Civil War, and became an important founder of churches and Sunday Schools for African Americans in northern Virginia. Dean founded the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth, which for more than four decades was the only institution of secondary education available to African-American youth in Northern Virginia, and one of only two in the state without overt religious affiliation.[1][2]
- ^ van Zelm, Antoinette G. "Dean, Jennie Serepta (1848–1913)". www.encyclopediavirginia.org. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ Stephen Johnson Lewis, Undaunted Faith: The Story of Jennie Dean (memorial edition, reprinted by The Manassas Museum, 1994)