In 1867, Edmund Asa Ware became the Freedmen's Bureau superintendent of education. He helped to establish Atlanta University. As president of the Board of Trustees, Ware became president in 1869 of the new institution, Atlanta University. he...
Freedom fighter; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
John Henry Hill was born a slave in King and Queen County, Virginia, in March 1828. He escaped from the institution of slavery in 1853 and fled to Canada. He was very active in the Underground Railroad movement in Canada. After the Civil War...
College President; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
John Mercer Langston was the first president of what is now Virginia State University. He was the third head of the institution, following principals, James Storum and James M. Colson Jr. He served in office from January 1, 1886 - December 31,...
Leland University owes its existence to the wise forethought and broad generosity of Holbrook Chamberlain, a resident of Brooklyn, New York. Chamberlain came to New Orleans for the purpose of establishing an institution of higher learning for...
Mechanical Building (Southern University, New Orleans, La.)
The Mechanical Department at Southern University was initiated on October 7, 1890 and by 1893 it was in full operation and had a three year course of study. There were 27 students in the...
Morris Brown College was established on October 15, 1885 when students and teachers met in a crude wooden structure in Atlanta, Georgia. This was the first educational institution in Georgia under the sole support of African Americans. It was named...
Morris Brown College was established on October 15, 1885 when students and teachers met in a crude wooden structure in Atlanta, Georgia. This was the first educational institution in Georgia under the sole support of African Americans. It was named...
Morris Brown College was established on October 15, 1885 when students and teachers met in a crude wooden structure in Atlanta, Georgia. This was the first educational institution in Georgia under the sole support of African Americans. It was named...
Education;
Education -- Law and Legislation;
Miner, Myrtilla;
Miner Teachers College
Myrtilla Miner’s school was inactive for a lack of funds between 1860 and 1871. A bill considered in the US Senate to incorporate the Institution for Colored Youth in Washington, DC, Feb. 17, 1863. This institution incorporated in 1863.
In...
Page 1 of History of the Teaching faculty employed at Southern University from its relocation in New Orleans along with their specialized field or department in which they served at Southern.
Portrait Of Dr. Albert E. Smith, the Sixth President of SC State, Then Named South Carolina State College, Served From 1986-1992. Under Smith's Leadership, the University Experienced Increase In Enrollment, a Restructuring of Academic Divisions,...
