Jennie Jackson born free, was the granddaughter of President Andrew Jackson's personal body servant. Jennie's mother had been a slave but her master at this death gave her her freedom. Jennie entered Fisk in 1866.
PARK JOHNSON HALL (1954). Classroom building, named in honor of Robert E. Park, sociologist and Charles S. Johnson, sociologist and President of Fisk University, 1947-1956. (Still standing)
OLD LIBRARY (1930). Named in honor of Erastus M. Cravath, first president of Fisk University. Served as the University library from 1930 - 1970. Now houses administrative offices. (Still standing)
OLD LIBRARY (1930). Named in honor of Erastus M. Cravath, first president of Fisk University. Served as the University library from 1930 - 1970. Now houses administrative offices. (Still standing)
OLD LIBRARY (1930). Named in honor of Erastus M. Cravath, first president of Fisk University. Served as the University library from 1930 - 1970. Now houses administrative offices. (Still standing)
OLD LIBRARY (1930). Named in honor of Erastus M. Cravath, first president of Fisk University. Served as the University library from 1930 - 1970. Now houses administrative offices. (Still standing)
OLD LIBRARY (1930). Named in honor of Erastus M. Cravath, first president of Fisk University. Served as the University library from 1930 - 1970. Now houses administrative offices. (Still standing)
OLD LIBRARY (1930). Named in honor of Erastus M. Cravath, first president of Fisk University. Served as the University library from 1930 - 1970. Now houses administrative offices. (Still standing)
BOYD HOUSE (ca. 1915-1920). Formerly the residence of Henry Allen Boyd, president of Citizen’s Bank in Nashville. Served as a dormitory, Honors Center and campus office building. (Still standing)
Margaret M. Washington (1865-1925). Class of 1884. Booker T. Washington's third wife. Helped found the Tuskegee Woman's Club and the National Association of Colored Women (1896). Edited the Association's main publication, National Association Notes...
Bennett College -- Campus Building; Buildings; College Buildings; Presidents
Wilbur F. Steele Hall Was Completed in 1922 and is One of the Earliest Buildings on Campus. It Was Designed as a Dining Facility. The building Was Named in Honor of Wilbur F. Steele, the President of Bennett College From 1881-1889. In 2004 the...
Bennett College -- Campus Building; Buildings; College Buildings; Dining Hall
Wilbur F. Steele Hall Was Completed in 1922 and is One of the Earliest Buildings on Campus. It Was Designed as a Dining Facility. The Building Was Named in Honor of Wilbur F. Steele, the President of Bennett College From 1881-1889. In 2004 the...
