The Bell School in Washington, D. C., the first school for Blacks, was founded by free Blacks, George Bell, Nicholas Franklin, and Moses Liverpool.

Englishwoman, Mrs. Mary Billings, opened the first school for Blacks in Georgetown.

Blacks established Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, the first Black Methodist Church in Washington, D. C.

Maria Becraft, a Black woman, formed a seminary school for Black girls in Georgetown.

John F. Cook, the first Black Presbyterian minister in D. C., began 15th Street Presbyterian Church.

Chased by another steamer, 77 Blacks boarded the Schooner Pearl and made an unsuccessful attempt to leave D. C. and sail for freedom.