Knox Institute

Knox Institute and Industrial School was a private elementary and secondary school in Athens, Georgia for African Americans. It was open from 1868 until 1928. Alumni include Monroe Morton, a builder and real estate businessman whose legacy includes the Morton Building in Athens, and Charles W. Chappelle. The school was named for Major John J. Knox of the Freedmen's Bureau. The federal agency helped fund the school. Athens' first African American Postmaster, Madison Davis, was one of those who helped purchase property for the school. rdf:langString