Skip to main content
Massachusetts State Seal
Commonwealth Museum   Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin

Virtual Tour Detail

Horace Mann

Some reformers turned their attention to social problems emerging in rapidly growing cities and towns. How could the spread of violence, intemperance, and poverty be stopped? Horace Mann saw the answer in "common schools"–free, non-sectarian, public education for all children.

Photo of and text about Horace Mann