| 1. |  | Mt. Pleasant Library Minute Book, Vol. 1 | African Americans and libraries --Indiana --Rush County; Libraries--Indiana--Rush County--History--19th century --Sources; Subscription libraries--Indiana--Rush County; Rush County (Ind.)--History--Sources; Carthage (Ind.)--History--Sources | Most of the Indiana African American rural communities during the antebellum period had a building that served as a church and a school. At the Beech Settlement in Rush County, the building also functioned... |
