African-American Facilities for Dependent and Delinquent Children in Chicago, 1900 to 1920: The Louise Juvenile School and the Amanda Smith School

Authors

Anne Meis Knupfer, Purdue University

Abstract

This article examines two "homes" and later industrial schools founded in the Chicago area for African-American dependent and delinquent children during the Progressive Era: the Louise Juvenile Home and Industrial School; and the Amanda Smith Industrial Home and School. The juvenile court's inception and expansion, especially through the Chicago Woman's Club, as well as African-American club women and probation officers, is first described. The African-American women's activism in fighting segregation and in fund-raising for the schools is especially highlighted. Nonetheless, both schools' success, as well as eventual demise, were due largely to their economic dependence upon the juvenile court.

Recommended Citation

Knupfer, Anne Meis (1997) "African-American Facilities for Dependent and Delinquent Children in Chicago, 1900 to 1920: The Louise Juvenile School and the Amanda Smith School," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 24: Iss. 3, Article 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2444
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol24/iss3/12