Note 11 — Chapter VII · Charleston Harbor—Could Sumter have been Stormed—Negroes and Poor Whites.

The ignorance of the poor whites in South Carolina is proverbial. But, as a negro acutely pointed out, “Dey haven’t learned, because dey don’t care; we, because dey wouldn’t let us.” A little before the time of this visit, James Redpath, acting as Superintendent of the schools, reported nine public day and five night schools, under the superintendence of his bureau, with the following average attendance:

At Normal School 620

At St. Philip School 1,100

At Morris Street School 822

At Ashley Street School 305

At King Street School (boys) 306

At Meeting Street School (boys) 256

At Chalmers Street School (girls) 161

At St. Michael’s School (boys) 160

Night Schools for adults contain 500