Marriage and Family
On September 24, 1868 Woodson at the age of 43 married the Reverend Jordan Winston Early, an AME minister who rose from slavery. Sarah and Jordan Early had no children.
Until his death in 1903, Sarah Early had helped her husband with his ministries in numerous towns in Tennessee, where she also taught community schools. She taught school for nearly four decades, as she believed education was critical for the advancement of the race. She served as principal of large schools in four cities as well.
Read more about this topic: Sarah Jane Woodson Early
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