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John G. Fee and the Rosenwald School Comments re photo 85205 Flatwoods School sits behind Santa Fe Baptist Church By Vonnie Kolbenschlag I think there may be a connection - but I can't prove it - that the church's name, Santa Fee (two ee's) refers to John G. Fee (1816-1901) Although he was not officially a saint, his actions certainly qualified him for that title. I am assuming the 'Santa' refers to 'Saint'. Would the earlier congregation who began the church have a connection with a far away city in New Mexico? Certainly, I think, then the name would have been 'Santa Fe" with the correct spelling - or might the early congregation who named the church know of someone in Kentucky who opposed slavery, as did his wife, and faced violent opposition from pro-slavery people, including his father. That someone would be John Fee, who attended Augusta College and Miami University in Ohio as well as a theological seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio. He became an educator and minister, drifting from his pro-slavery father. He left the church that allowed slave holders to be members. He thought that slavery was not a Christian activity! His father gave him 409 acres in Indiana which he sold in order to buy the freedom for the slave woman who cared for him as a child and to pay for publication of antislavery manuals. In 1853 he founded the town of Berea with the help of Cassius Clay, a wealthy Lexington newspaper publisher and strong abolitionist. In 1855 Fee founded Berea College, based on the ideals of Oberlin College in Ohio. He envisioned interracial and coeducation of people of all colors. He and his family endured threats on their lives and were forced from their home in Kentucky. They moved to Cincinnati, but returned years later, when times were less dangerous for them. Fee believed and lived his belief of impartial love and equality for all people. (Sounds like a 'saint' to me.) I think word spread to many communities about John Fee and what he did was remembered. I think the people who built the Rosenwald School knew about John Fee. The task to build so many schools was years in the planning and funding, over-lapping the time of John Fee. Word spread, even without CM. I think people who built the church knew about John Fee - although it was built after his death - but what he did was passed along and remembered. Or, are we assuming that the people who named their church did not know correct spelling? That's why I think the name of the church is "Santa Fee" with two ee's. I think it fits wonderfully with the history of the Rosenwald School and I am so glad the church members did not destroy the old school and I am so glad that community members are taking care of it now. This story was posted on 2019-09-27 06:24:31
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