Bishop Aaron Hunter Was Born In April 26, 1854 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He Graduated From Amherst College in 1876 and Union Theological Seminary in 1879.
Two Years After the Close of the Civil War, Saint Augustine’s Normal School and Collegiate Was Incorporated in July, 1867. The School Opened in January 1868 at the Union Army Barracks on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, But Known Then as...
Reverend Edgar H. Goold Was the Fifth President. During Dr. Goold's Administration the Institution's Name Was Changed From Saint Augustine's School to Saint Augustine's College.
In 1895, the Chapel Was Built By Students Under the Supervision of the Reverend Henry Beard Delany, Who at the Time Was an Instructor of Carpentry and Masonry, Chaplain and Musician. The Construction Work Was Completed By William Haywood, Jerry...
In 1897, Benson Library, Often Referred to as Benson #1, Was Completed and Made Possible By a Gift of $1,600.00 From Miss Mary Benson of Brooklyn, New York. This Building Was Constructed Under the Supervision of George E. Hayes, An Instructor In...
From 1939 through 1943, Dr. John Hope Franklin Was a Member of the Faculty at Saint Augustine's College, Where He Was a Professor of History and Engaged in Research. Although This Was His Second Teaching Position, He Had Begun Writing "From...
Dr. Dianne Boardley Suber, the Tenth President and First African American Female President of Saint Augustine's College Presided Over the Commemorative Stamp Unveiling For Anna Julia Cooper. This Event Was Held on the Campus of Saint Augustine's...
Mrs. Cooper Dedicated One of the Stained Glass Windows In the Saint Augustine's College Historic Chapel In Honor of Her Husband, George A. C. Cooper, Also an Alumnus. She Is Known For Her 1892 Book, "A Voice From the South" and Her Famous...
Mr. Charles H. Boyer Became the First Dean of Saint Augustine's College. Dean Boyer Brought Knowledge of the Classic, Greek, Latin, Religion and Music to the School. Professor Boyer Teaches Greek to Miss Sadie Delany in 1925.
It Was Named in Honor of Nanny Delany. Built in 1930 as a Rectangular Brick Building With Classical Revival Detailing, It Was a Female Dormitory and Now Is Used By Financial Aid and Admissions.
Taylor Hall Is One of Three Landmarks of Raleigh, North Carolina. The First Library Built in 1898. It Is Romanesque in Style, Indicated By Arches Above the Doors and Windows.
Bishop Henry Beard Delany Was the First African American to Become an Episcopal Bishop in North Carolina and the Second With His Statue In the Church In the United States.
