HORACE MANN AMERICAN EDUCATOR EDUCATIONAL REFORMER 1940s DOCUMENTARY XD50124

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films Visit Visit our website This 1940s black and white film titled Horace Mann is an educational film that details the life and career of Horace Mann (1796 1859), an American educational reformer and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education. This documentary was presented by Encyclopedia Britannica Films in collaboration with Dr. Williams of Heidelberg College and produced in affiliation with Emerson Film Corporation. It utilizes scripted reenactments of Horace Mann at various stages of his life from his childhood to the end of his career as a professor at Antioch College. Shot of John Harvard monument on Harvard University campus (0:28). Scene of Franklin, Massachusetts birthplace of Horace Mann (0:44). A young Horace Mann at a school house (0:57). University Hall of Brown University (1:45). Collegeaged Horace Mann receiving an invitation from the