Bishop School , also known as the Bishop Union School and Old Bishop School , was a public school in Detroit . Students included African Americans and members of The Purple Gang , a predominantly Russian Jewish criminal gang.
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10-424: A dental clinic, and a "Foreign Room". In 1894 the school was described as having a great variety of nationalities. A 1914 report described the school as serving mostly Jewish students and stated that much of their education was done at the library with students "completing their education in a year and a half." Other Detroit schools served mostly Italian or Polish students. The school was one of those selected for
15-399: A program to "Americanize" Jewish community members and teach them English as well as assist them with naturalization papers. M. M. Rose was appointed to teach at the school in 1860, before becoming principal of Everett, making Rose Detroit Public Schools' first female principal (for whom M. M. Rose School is named). Templeton P. Twiggs served as principal at the school. Charles F. Daniels
20-414: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bishop_School&oldid=1032141458 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bishop School (Detroit) Levi Bishop,
25-568: The president of the Detroit Board of Education, saw a need to create a new union school as opposed to a high school. Though there was disagreement within the Board of Education, Bishop Union School was established in July 1858 and named after Levi Bishop. It was the third union school built by the Detroit Board of Education, and it served kindergarten to 8th grade and had a pool, baths, a clinic,
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