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Origins of the American Deaf World - Coggle Diagram
Origins of the American Deaf World
Class Consciousness
Awareness deaf people have of themselves and as a group
Argue genetically dominant deafness leads to it
Major Roots
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Sandy River Valley, Maine
Henniker, New Hampshire
Thomas Brown
Offered job in Ohio schools, but didn't stay long, went home to help his parents
Married Mary Smith, from Chilmark
Laurent Clerc and Thomas Gallaudet were his teachers
Organized funds for tribute to Gallaudet and Clerc
Henniker townspeople gave yearly funds to help pay for his education
Called "Mute Cincinnatus" and patriarch of the Silent Tribe
Age 18, enrolled in American Asylum
Henniker, New Hampshire
His Grandfather fled Stow because of debt
When settled he sent for the rest of his family, including Nahum Brown
First great American Deaf leader, Thomas Brown
Nahum Brown
Model citizen and farmer, but not educated
Married hearing woman, had two deaf children
Communicated with sign
Witnessed first education of the deaf through his son Thomas
Gallaudet Guide and Deaf Mutes Companion
Exclusively for deaf readers
Later called National Deaf Mute Gazette
Covered deaf events, births, deaths, marriages and deaf issues.
Deaf Mutes Friend succeeded the Gazette
Started in 1860