Who is Horace Mann

Horace Mann (May 4, 1796 – August 2, 1859) was an American educational reformer, slavery abolitionist and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education. In 1848, after public service as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, Mann was elected to the United States House of Representatives (1848–1853). From September 1852 to his death, he served as President of Antioch College.

About Mann's intellectual progressivism, the historian Ellwood P. Cubberley said:

No one did more than he to establish in the minds of the American people the conception that education should be universal, non-sectarian, free, and that its aims should be social efficiency, civic virtue, and character, rather than mere learning or the advancement of sectar...
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Viraarmstrong: horace mann (may 4, 1796 – august 2, 1859) was an american educational reformer,slavery abolitionist and whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education.
Iztheanomaly: “be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.” horace mann
Ansarsheriff8: hi , pearls ... " in our country and in our times no man is worthy of the honoured name of satesman who does not include the highest practicable education of the people in all his plans of administration ." ! -- horace mann
Museumofbible: horace mann advocated for compulsory education and is considered the father of american public education. his curriculum featured the bible as a tool to teach “moral character, judeo-christian values, and responsible, virtuous citizenship.”
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