Premiering April 25 on PBS, an episode of “Antique Roadshow” recorded in Billings, Montana, mentioned Berea College and its founder John G. Fee. The show featured a copy of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” that contained a handwritten letter tucked into the book from Harriet Beecher Stowe introducing Fee. The segment runs from 12:54-14:27 in the video below.
By the way, the book was valued at $3,500-$4,500.
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Berea College, the first interracial and coeducational college in the South, focuses on learning, labor and service. The College only admits academically promising students with limited financial resources—primarily from Kentucky and Appalachia—but welcomes students from 41 states and 76 countries. Every Berea student receives a Tuition Promise Scholarship, which means no Berea student pays for tuition. Berea is one of nine federally recognized Work Colleges, so students work 10 hours or more weekly to earn money for books, housing and meals. The College’s motto, “God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth,” speaks to its inclusive Christian character.