Hattie Whitted Shepard was born in 1858 in Hillsborough, N.C. She received her early training at Hampton Institute. Hattie Whitted Shepard married Rev. Dr. Augustus Shepard and birthed twelve children, including Dr. James E. Shepard, founder of...
Charles Haddon Shepard was one of the six incorporators of the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, now North Carolina Central University. Charles Shepard was the Brother of James E. Shepard. Dr. Charles Shepard received a M.D. from...
Dr. Julius Chambers became the eighth chancellor of North Carolina Central University on January 1, 1993. Dr. Chambers received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in history From North Carolina College at Durham in 1958 and he was the first alumnus to serve...
Dr. Alfonso Elder (left to right) greeting MLS Bertha R. Boykin, class of 1951 B.S., class of 1953 in Library Science; Myrtle T. Boykin, class of 1951 B.S., class of 1953 in Library Science; and Thomas E. Boykin class of 1953 M.A. in History. All...
The School Received an Electron Microscope From the Japan Ship Building Foundation. Senator Edward Kennedy Addressed the Charter Class. New Faculty and Staff Included Susan Gilbert, PhD; Patricia Williams; Velma Moultrie; David Mann, PhD; Johnetta...
This Issue Includes the One Million Dollar ($1,000,000) State Grant, the Senator Talmadge and Senator Nunn Hosted Luncheon, the Medical College of Georgia Placements Held For Two Students, the Bearden Print Received, and the Charles R. Stephens and...
The Morehouse School of Medicine Received Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) From the State of Georgia and Dr. Satcher Left the Morehouse School of Medicine to Lead Meharry Medical College as President. The Basic Medical Sciences Building Goes...
On May 3, 1946 Albert Einstein Visited Lincoln University, Where He Received an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws), Lectured Students on the Theory or Relativity, and Had Tea With Faculty Children.
Photographs, Outstanding People with a Fisk Connection
Arna Bontemps (1902-1973). Poet, novelist, essayist, educator, librarian. Author of God Sends Sunday (1931) and Black Thunder (1936). Wrote several children's books with Jack Conroy, including Sam Patch (1951). Received the Jane Addams Children's...
