Howard Colored Orphan Asylum
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Howard Colored Orphan Asylum
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The Howard Colored Orphan Asylum was one of the few orphanages to be led by and for African Americans. It was located on Troy Avenue and Dean Street in Weeksville, a historically black settlement in what is now Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. The asylum gradually deteriorated due to lack of funding, and closed in 1918 after an incident involving burst water pipes, which resulted in two students contracting frostbite and having their feet amputated.
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New York City orphanage by and for African Americans
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Colored_Orphan_Asylum
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2024-02-29T23:12:32Z
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